Two dead, two injured in Phuket townhouse fire

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Two dead, two injured in Phuket townhouse fire

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Two women, one 23 years old and the other 25, died in the fire. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Two women died and two more people were injured in a fire in a townhouse in Rassada early this morning (Oct 7).

 

Col Somkid Onchan of Phuket City Police, who was notified of the fire at 3:50am, identified the two women killed in the fire as Chiliporn Hemboot, 23 originally from Ratchaburi province in Central Thailand, and Ms Suphak Chantarat, 25, originally from Bueng Kan in the Northeast.

 

Two other people living the townhouse Phuket native Chumpon Jitwarin, 37, and Darin Panyaros, 27, originally from Bueng Kan, had already been taken to hospital for injuries sustained when they leapt from the upper floor to safety.

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/two-dead-two-injured-in-phuket-townhouse-fire-73158.php#ucdLGyHyOKcZ8t2U.99 

 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-10-07

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A lot of Thai townhouses are death traps due to the way they are constructed. There is no back door/alternative exit and the windows have iron grilles.