webfact Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Tourists flee fire at Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit By Coconuts Bangkok Photo: Sanook BANGKOK: -- At midnight, a hundred guests at the Marriott Hotel on Sukhumvit 47 were evacuated from the hotel after a fire started in a vent on the sixth floor level of the hotel. Firefighters spent 20 minutes getting the blaze under control. There were no injuries reported. Street vendors in the area told reporters that they saw smoke coming out of the sixth floor of the hotel, then the hotel guests came down and started gathering outside it. Full story: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/tourists-flee-fire-marriott-hotel-sukhumvit/ -- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2017-06-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Vent? Probably a duct shaft for pipes or conduits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 i think they mean the marriott on sukhumvit soi 57. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, buick said: i think they mean the marriott on sukhumvit soi 57. There is also one on the corner of Soi 2, next to the Ploen Chit Centre (Villa Foods) . Backs (more or less) onto the Nana Hotel. Which one was it? Edited June 29, 2017 by The Deerhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I am sure we will find out more but could have been fat build up on a smoke extractor vent say from a grill or stove. Just speculating here we will know more tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjoo888 Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 1 hour ago, The Deerhunter said: There is also one on the corner of Soi 2, next to the Ploen Chit Centre (Villa Foods) . Backs (more or less) onto the Nana Hotel. Which one was it? If you click the full story link, it is the Marriott on Soi 57. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Removed a troll post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekkamai Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 18 hours ago, The Deerhunter said: There is also one on the corner of Soi 2, next to the Ploen Chit Centre (Villa Foods) . Backs (more or less) onto the Nana Hotel. Which one was it? It was the one at Sukhumvit 57. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 This is the Marriott Executive Apartments Bangkok, Sukhumvit Thonglor It offers extended stay facilities with a fully equipped kitchen. It's a low rise (8 storey) building so not a catastrophe waiting to happen. As a Marriott it has to have functioning fire alarms, and fire/smoke detection system. Staff must be trained in fire safety and the use of fire suppression systems. Score one for the benefits of a big hotel chain's life and safety standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 the original article was edited to correct 47 to 57 (per the footnote on the article). the hotel is over 40 stories, not sure about the 8 floor comment in post 9. when i read the article, i imagined being at their rooftop bar when a fire started below. that would not be fun ! i watched the first interstate tower in los angeles burn in 1988. i was in the rotating bar on the upper floor of the bonaventure, which is nearby and provided a perfect view. no fire sprinklers required in those days but only a few floors were gutted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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