Flashermac Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Two foreigners are reported to have died after a fire broke out at the Grand Park Avenue Hotel on Soi Sukhumvit 22 in Klong Toey district last night. The fire was reported around 9.40pm. Thong Lor police suspected the blaze started at a seminar room on the fifth floor of the 18-storey building before spreading to other floors. Two foreigners, a woman and a man, were killed in the fire, said a firefighter. A western woman reportedly jumped from the sixth floor to a swimming pool when the fire broke out, while the other victim who died was an Asian man who was found dead on the seventh floor. At least 10 people, mostly foreigners, were injured. At least two foreign guests were seen being carried out unconscious on stretchers, while others walked out from the smoke-filled building with the help of rescue workers. Most of the guests who were evacuated suffered from smoke inhalation. A western woman in her 20s was seen walking out of the hotel wearing an oxygen mask. Some guests were seen waving clothes or flashlights from windows. Firefighter Kraiwit Thongsaeng said officers were trying to help people who were stuck on the fourth, fifth, seventh, and 11th floors. Around 11pm, an officer announced through a loudspeaker that the fire had been brought under control. BP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 One of my worst nightmares, but thankfully *relatively* rare given the density of housing/accomm along Suk. Dont envy the firefighters in such a crowded part of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I remember from years ago when the fire department stated outright that it had no way to rescue anyone above something like the sixth story. Didn't stop the building though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I thought I knew Soi 22 but don't know this hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 No sprinklers on burned hotel floor The banquet room on the fifth floor of the Grand Park Avenue Hotel, where Thursday night's fatal fire started, had no sprinklers and was probably built in an area planned as a carpark, Deputy Bangkok Governor Thirachon Manomaipibul said on Friday. The whole floor had no sprinkler system installed, and the floor-to-ceiling distance appeared to be too low, Mr Thirachon said after inspecting the 15-storey, four-star hotel in Sukhumvit Soi 22 this morning. He suspected the floor might have originally be designed as a carpark and the used for other purposes as part of the hotel's extension. An initial inspection found the premises occupied by the Grand Park Avenue Hotel were registered as a residential building in 1989, and the owners sought permission to operate as a hotel in 1992, Mr Thirachon said. Buildings that were built before 1992 were not required to install sprinklers under the 1992 Building Safety Control Act. City Hall announced plans to draft a new ordinance demanding that owners of older buildings comply with the 1992 Building Safety Control Act following Saturday’s fire at the 33-year-old Fico Place highrise building in nearby Soi Asoke, Sukhumvit soi 21. City Hall will set up 50 teams comprising officials from the Public Works Department. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office, City Law Enforcement Department and District Offices to inspect large private buildings in all 50 districts of Bangkok to ensure they comply with the building control law. Pichaya Chantaranuwat, chair of building safety committee of the Engineering Institute of Thailand, said after inspecting the firte-damaged Grand Park Avenue Hotel that there was only one fire exit on the fifth floor where the fire started and no fire doors to prevent the blaze and smoke from quickly spreading to other floors. The fire was reported around 9.40pm Thursday night. There were 23 hotel guests reported injured. Most were Russian. One of the injured, an Asian man, was later pronounced dead at hospital. Medical staff said he died from smoke asphyxiation. My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allistar Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 The hotel was formerly known as the Grand Mercure Park Avenue. Most of the reviews state that it is listed as a 4 star hotel but closer to a 2 star hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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baa99 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Trib So from this hotel guest, No smoke alarm. No fire alarm. Smoke in emergency stairs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uKnHe3UHz8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Did they ever find the cause of the fire on Asoke that happened a few days ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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