News Forum - Fire breaks out at Patong bar

[Thaiger]

A fire broke out at a Patong bar on Thursday, at the tourist hotspot of Bangla Road. Firefighters rushed to the scene that afternoon to find smoke coming out of the bar. Firefighters reported that the incident was caused by sparks from a high voltage electric cable above the bar. Luckily, no injuries were reported. A photo by The Phuket Express shows a crowd of people across the street from the bar watching as firefighters worked for almost an hour to bring the situation under control. The fire caused a huge power outage on Bangkla road for several hours. But […]

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[palooka]

 

Firefighters reported that the incident was caused by sparks from a high voltage electric cable above the bar.

 

Bet that was real surprise to the firefighters.

[Malc-Thai]

Same same.. was in that bar a couple of years ago and a massive bang followed by fireballs bouncing across the road everywhere then electric out.. its not the bar but the electric junction above it.. they said months ago they were putting the cables underground but only the beach road has been done.. 

[Mohandas]

All of a sudden it's the conscious fashion of bar fires.

[ChrisS]

To be honest with the state of much of Thailand's electrical infrastructure the only surprise is that this is not even more common