Tourists hospitalised after fire rips through Pattaya Walking Street

 

 

Two tourists were rushed to hospital after a fire ripped through bars in Pattaya’s Walking Street.

Scores of expats and tourists fled in terror after explosions were heard around 10.30pm on Saturday night.

Bar girls could be seen running to safety as the fire quickly spread from the Marine Disco to neighbouring bars and properties.

Tourists reported seeing sparks fly followed by a series of large explosions as an electrical box and motorcycles also caught fire.

Sophon TV reported that medical staff and fire crews were on the scene within minutes and the fire was eventually brought under control after half an hour.

Officials have promised a full investigation into the fire, which is suspected to be caused by a faulty electrical transformer. 

Damage was estimated to be between 5-10 million baht, officials said.

Those  requiring medical treatment were taken to Pattaya Memorial Hospital where they treated for burns and smoke inhalation.

 

 

 

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-03-11

 

13 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Two tourists were rushed to hospital after a fire ripped through bars in Pattaya’s Walking Street.

tough for the TAT to positively spin this one

Judging by the videos and photos, it is quite amazing that only two tourists were hospitalized; well done to the people (fire-fighters, etc.) managing the situation!

 

It is a sad event as I understand that Pattaya already is slowing down a bit; this will make things worse. Whether you like it or not, 'Walking Street' in known internationally and a sure tourist draw.

 

Hang in there, Pattaya!

not the first time they have had a fire , sorry for the injured, but a good start to clearing the rest of this rabbit warren of a place, and putting something nice in its place after reclaiming the beach.

almost exactly a year ago on march 15th 2017 rock street by blue sky suffered a similar fate when a transformer in walking st caught fire. luckily that event was around 6ish in the morning with few people around

26 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

tough for the TAT to positively spin this one

 

Taxi driver returns Tang dynasty diamond studded fire extinguisher left behind by Chinese firefighter.

Will they find a cremated rodent to blame this time?

keep working ha ha got to keep that thai *wife* happy lol, no one is interested in your *view/opinion* walking street gives a living to thousands of people, and brings in millions of baht, yep sunshine i do LIVE here. jog on.

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Let's remember that when the police cleared out the street vendors from the side streets to enable better access for the fire trucks, the move was decried here by the mighty TVF Tea Money Chorus as just more corruption. 

 

 

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Saw the news on Taiwan TV this morning, online there was just The Sun and Channel News Asia reporting, with a couple of videos on YouTube.

I'm still not clear whether this happened on Walking Street itself or in one of the sois, but Saturday night sure is the worst time this could happen.

Walking Street is not my scene, but I still have to go there when I'm in Pattaya because the 'normal' night clubs are there too.

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Good start.

Instead of the usual bickering about Pattaya.....let us be happy, that only two people were injured..

Judging by the pictures it could have been much worse.

3 hours ago, steve187 said:

not the first time they have had a fire ,  //

 

Who "they" ? It's the first time I hear of a fire in this area, SMK Plaza beer bar complex

BTW despite what ThaiVisa titled, the fire was NOT on Walking Street, but about 200m East in the narrow Soi 16.

Tourists on Walking Street probably didn't even noticed the fire, except maybe for the strident noise of firemen trucks sirens... 

1 hour ago, kingkenny said:

I see the pattaya defenders are out in force.  It's like when you buy rubbish car and then spend years trying to justify your decision..

Yes, but I am expecting more detractors to be out in more of a force... after all nothing like this type of incident to give them cause to comment and gloat.

Dodgy and overloaded electrics, limited safety measures and death traps are nation-wide. The tally sounds very limited, with only 2 reported injuries.

Perhaps the services did a good job, and I bet Walking Street will be brightly lit tonight.

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I could scarce believe my eyes when i read the story,faulty electrics in Thailand ? Surely not.

1 hour ago, striderman said:

 

 

 

 

 

This is what 5 to 10 million baht of improvements looks like.

3 hours ago, steve187 said:

not the first time they have had a fire , sorry for the injured, but a good start to clearing the rest of this rabbit warren of a place, and putting something nice in its place after reclaiming the beach.

Blx! Walking street is a vibrant, happy place normally and is one of Thailand's biggest tourist attractions. I've never felt threatened walking along there and the place always makes me feel happy. I take everyone who comes to visit down there and all seem to enjoy the experience. There's nowhere else like it in the world that I can think of. Like the old Bugis Street in Singapore. Unique.

 

What would you replace it with? More prominade for the ladyboys and working girls to ply their trade, with the beach dominated by umbrellas and jet-ski scammers?

 

Do you actually live in Pattaya, or are you one of these jealous beggars who live in a jungle clearing in Isaan or somewhere wishing that your missus would let you move here?

 

Lay off The Street for fecks sake.

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Walking street, and the surrounding sois, are not my cup of tea these days but it does provide masses of employment and also a big attraction for tourists.

I'm not surprised that this happens, the lack of safety concern in this country is on a different level.

For me though, I find Thailand's backwardness one of it's appeals !!! Strange but true :)

3 hours ago, striderman said:

almost exactly a year ago on march 15th 2017 rock street by blue sky suffered a similar fate when a transformer in walking st caught fire. luckily that event was around 6ish in the morning with few people around

they dont up date electrical wiring some bars only concerned about profit sadly and only a matter of time before disaster, some of these buildings in walking street and beyond are fire traps !! and nothing is done about it  

3 hours ago, steve187 said:

not the first time they have had a fire , sorry for the injured, but a good start to clearing the rest of this rabbit warren of a place, and putting something nice in its place after reclaiming the beach.

Here's a thought. How about putting decent transformers in place and leave the rest as it is. The beach being an exception. 

3 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

Judging by the videos and photos, it is quite amazing that only two tourists were hospitalized; well done to the people (fire-fighters, etc.) managing the situation!

 

It is a sad event as I understand that Pattaya already is slowing down a bit; this will make things worse. Whether you like it or not, 'Walking Street' in known internationally and a sure tourist draw.

 

Hang in there, Pattaya!

If there was a report of a chip pan fire in the West End of London, do you think it would have a seriously detrimental effect on visitor numbers? No, it wouldn't and the very minor incident here in Pattaya is not going to deter people from coming either.

Tourist numbers to Pattaya and other Thai resorts are on the increase year on year. Those that want to see Pattaya fail need to hang their hats on something far more substantive than this near non-event.

4 hours ago, YetAnother said:

tough for the TAT to positively spin this one

Not really, just give out free marsh mellows and a stick 

Good job it wasn't raining, they'd have been burned and then electrocuted !

The fire was caused by a transformer. Thailand is famous for transformers.

Transformers! 

Men in disguise!

Transformers! 

More than meets the eye!

 

makes sense