Fire At The M Hotel

[luther]

Any news on this? Flames were leaping out one of the windows and smoke pouring out many others as drivers were diverted away from the moat about 11:00 this morning.

[ChiangMaiMail]

It was just a practice drill put on by the City in conjunction with rescue, hospitals and the fire department. They also had a practice rescue drill with rescuing people in the moat.

[Theboy]

You 2 got the same hotel ? Flames were leaping out one of the windows, or practice drill !

[WinnieTheKhwai]

If you practice you got to make it look real.

[Ulysses G.]

I reported the same thing one time and it turned out to be a drill that time too. I don't know how they do the flames so it looks real, but they do.

[ChiangMaiMail]

Yes, it was a drill, we received a Press Release from the Municipality regarding the entire thing, not just for fire but for rescue as well.

I guess they want to make it as real as possible.

[george]

Yes, it was a drill, we received a Press Release from the Municipality regarding the entire thing, not just for fire but for rescue as well.

I guess they want to make it as real as possible.

Please post upcoming press releases here as this is of interest to our members.

Thanks!

[eyecatcher]

So smoking in the rooms is permitted there...........if you ask nicely???

[MESmith]

Haven't we had enough smoke already

[Paagai]

If it was Chinese New Year rather than Thai New Year you could be forgiven for thinking they were burning it down for the insurance

[barefoot1988]

wow . . wouldn't that actually annoyed the tourist staying there

[elektrified]

Didn't know what was going on when I passed by Thapae at 16:00 today. There must have been 100 police, 50 soldiers in combat gear, ambulances, fire trucks, divers, etc. I asked a policeman what was going on and he shouted at me to keep driving. Looked like it was over for C.M. A drill...that explains it...

[FarangBha]

cops, never around when you need em hey?