Pattaya apartment block evacuated as fire breaks out in pump room - 5 year old boy saved

[webfact]

Pattaya apartment block evacuated as fire breaks out in pump room - 5 year old boy saved

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Fire broke out in the middle of the night at a four story apartment block in Pattaya (this appeared to be 1 am Thursday morning).

 

As police and fire services responded many people from the rooms had already fled the building. The fire was coming from a pump room used to store kitchen equipment under the stairs on the ground floor.

 

Residents reported waking in the night and opening their doors to smoke everywhere before they fled the building.

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Some residents including a 5 year old boy living on the third floor had to be rescue out back with ropes. 

 

Firemen had the blaze under control within 30 minutes, reported Sanook who did not identify the precise location apart from saying it was in Bang Lamung.

 

Picture: Sanook

 

There were no injuries but people were in shock and some reported minor smoke inhalation.

 

The fire started in an area where kitchen cooking gas was stored. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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[hotchilli]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

The fire started in an area where kitchen cooking gas was stored.

Could have been a lot worse then... bit concerned about having to be rescued "out the back" using ropes?