Thai Nightclub Fire Kills at Least 13, Cause Unknown

Thai Nightclub Fire Kills at Least 13, Cause Unknown
Forensic officers enter the Mountain B nightclub where at least 13 people were killed and 35 injured when a fire broke out early on Friday, in Chonburi Province, Thailand, on Aug. 5, 2022. Tanat Chayaphattharitthee/Reuters
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BANGKOK—At least 13 people were killed and 35 injured when a fire broke out at a nightclub in Thailand’s eastern Chonburi province early on Friday, a police official said.

The cause of the fire is still unknown and all victims so far have been identified as Thai nationals, police said. A separate statement from the Chonburi emergency service described 14 of the injuries as severe.