TOURISTS AND local residents fled in panic after a fire broke out at a unit within a 31-storey luxury condominium building on Second Pattaya road at 1.30 p.m. today (Mar. 16) but this was extinguished in half an hour,
Pattaya’s Public Disaster Prevention Department quickly alerted firefighters who rushed to the building with three fire engines and a crane fire truck. Also helping out were rescuers from Sawang Boriboon Foundation.
Upon reaching the building they saw smoke pouring out of a unit on the 11th floor frightening both condo residents and those living nearby.
The firemen went up and sprayed water at unit number 158, taking about half an hour to extinguish the blaze.
It was later discovered that the fire had started from an air conditioning compressor placed on the balcony.
A housekeeper at this condo building said this unit was unoccupied and she heard a loud explosion after which a cloud of smoke billowed out. She then quickly alerted the authorities.
Police are conducting a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the blaze with a forensic team also joining in.
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Fire at a luxury condo in Pattaya today, Mar. 16, 2024. First photo below: TV Channel 7, rest Matichon
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