Fire destroys disco in Pattaya, estimated six million baht in damages

[snoop1130]

 

A fire has destroyed a disco pub in the Banglamung/Pattaya area at noon today (November 3rd). No injuries were reported. The total cost of damages is about six million baht, according to those familiar with the ongoing investigation.

 

Pattaya City firefighters were notified of the fire at about noon at the Laser Disco pub in Nongprue, which had previously been primarily focused on domestic Thai visitors prior to current Covid-19 regulations and rules that have seen nightlife closed currently for seven months in a row and previously a total of about five months since early 2020.

 

Firefighters with six fire engines and The Pattaya News arrived at the scene to find the fire was ablaze with lots of smoke. Firefighters managed to bring the fire under control without the flames spreading to any nearby businesses but the disco was estimated as a near-total loss by firefighters at the scene.

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/11/03/fire-destroys-disco-in-pattaya-estimated-six-million-baht-in-damages/

 

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[fangless]

10 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Laser Disco pub in Nongprue, which had previously been primarily focused on domestic Thai visitors prior to current Covid-19 regulations and rules that have seen nightlife closed currently for seven months in a row and previously a total of about five months since early 2020.

I do hope it was fully insured and that it was an accident!

[RichardColeman]

awfully suspicious amount lot if these establishments going up in flames during a pandemic. You'd think more would go up when open than not

[steven100]

I would think the Laser disco would have been well and truly over insured and I would think the breaker box got too hot and started the fire.    

 

And I bet the owner is saying '  it's just terrible '  I've lost everything. 

[Denim]

What you might call a 

Discopyrotech.

[Will B Good]

Apparently the Thai owner was recorded discussing the insurance policy for his disco...... 

"You will need fire insurance, burglary insurance and flood insurance" the insurance agent told him.  

The Thai owner said ......."Fire and burglary fair enough.........but how the **** does anyone start a flood?"
 

Edited November 3, 2021 by Will B Good

[ArcticFox]

I image that would be the last night-time entertainment venue to go up in smoke.

[fangless]

13 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Apparently the Thai owner was recorded discussing the insurance policy for his disco...... 

"You will need fire insurance, burglary insurance and flood insurance" the insurance agent told him.  

The Thai owner said ......."Fire

cover on it's own is OK I'll not be needing the rest and only for 48Hrs please!

[fangless]

3 minutes ago, ArcticFox said:

I image that would be the last night-time entertainment venue to go up in smoke.

I think you had a "typo" and meant "I imagine that wouldn't be the last night-time entertainment venue to go up in smoke in the near future."

 

 

Edited November 3, 2021 by fangless

[ChaiyaTH]

Pattaya - the city of fires with insured properties and businesses.

[bbko]

In September it was Nashaa nightclub, now it's Laser Disco. What's up with those nightclubs?

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@12.9234777,100.8754596,3a,46.4y,101.78h,102.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8p10tF7HDhfiIZLTW23ofQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

 

[spidermike007]

Since it is likely closed, and possibly permanently, it might be one of those "garment district fire jobs". Wonder how much investigation the insurance companies do here. 

[kevin612]

The first word appears in my mind is insurance, because it is a dead city at this moment.

[Mavrix]

8 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Apparently the Thai owner was recorded discussing the insurance policy for his disco...... 

"You will need fire insurance, burglary insurance and flood insurance" the insurance agent told him.  

The Thai owner said ......."Fire and burglary fair enough.........but how the **** does anyone start a flood?"
 

With a load of fire truck hoses

[jacko45k]

7 hours ago, bbko said:

In September it was Nashaa nightclub, now it's Laser Disco. What's up with those nightclubs?

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@12.9234777,100.8754596,3a,46.4y,101.78h,102.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8p10tF7HDhfiIZLTW23ofQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

 

They are all death traps that would never stand a chance of passing fire safety regulations in other countries. Emergency exits are blocked, electrical installation is substandard and I am surprised major incidents do not happen more often. 

[mikosan]

Well there's a surprise, assuming it was fully insured.

[hotchilli]

10 hours ago, bbko said:

In September it was Nashaa nightclub, now it's Laser Disco. What's up with those nightclubs?

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@12.9234777,100.8754596,3a,46.4y,101.78h,102.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8p10tF7HDhfiIZLTW23ofQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

 

Burn down, re-build, re-brand.

[JonnyF]

I guess it was time for a Jewish Stocktake.

[shackleton]

Well the less Disco type places available more incentives for the others to increase their prices for the forthcoming masses of Domestic and international Tourists arriving ????

[pseudorabies]

 

Sorry.... I couldn't resist.

[Almer]

13 hours ago, fangless said:

I do hope it was fully insured and that it was an accident!

I’m not saying nothing. 

[fangless]

1 minute ago, Almer said:

I’m not saying nothing. 

Neither was I! ????

[mikebell]

12 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

Pattaya - the city of fires with insured properties and businesses.

And thefts of gold necklaces also heavily insured.

[Longreach]

I was walking bye at the time of the fire. Some police arrived.

A gentlemen was sitting outside the premises, very calmly awaiting

fire engines arrival. Did not seem to have a care in the world.

[wombat]

15 hours ago, Denim said:

What you might call a 

Discopyrotech.

Rich?

[chilly07]

Didn't realise that the Banglamung Fire Brigade fights fire with the Pattaya News! Isn't newspaper flammable?

[Sydebolle]

Good luck there is insurance ........... ???? 

[Tony125]

18 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

awfully suspicious amount lot if these establishments going up in flames during a pandemic. You'd think more would go up when open than not

Maybe  but could also happen when you have no one around the area and squatters taking over unused buildings for shelter/housing.

[pacovl46]

21 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

awfully suspicious amount lot if these establishments going up in flames during a pandemic. You'd think more would go up when open than not

6 million is not that much for a club. You can spend that easily on the sound and lighting system alone. Then there’s the furniture, damage to the building, the cost of getting the building dry and fixed up again and the loss of income during the time it takes to get it fixed.

 

Having said that, a fire is an easy way of making up for losses due to covid and starting new someplace else. 

[bangon04]

The good news is that because of the Covid restrictions the club was not overfull of customers with the exits obstructed at the time of the fire....