Thailand nightclub fire kills at least 13, injures dozens, viral video shows burning people storming out of pub - WATCH

Bangkok: A fire at a nightclub in Thailand's Chonburi province in the early hours of Friday has killed at least 13 people and injured more than dozens, the rescue team said.

The fire, which broke out at about 1 a.m. (1800 GMT Thursday), has been put out and all the injured people have been hospitalized, said Wisarut Petcharat, a rescue worker at the scene with the Sawang Rojana Thammasathan Foundation.

The victims, including nine males and four females, were all Thai nationals, Wisarut said.

He said his team has rushed 18 injured people to a local hospital, of whom three were seriously injured.

The video circulating on social media showed the extent of the fire. It showed thick black smoke and huge flames coming out of the building. Several people’s clothing was on fire as storm out of the club.

13 people have died and over 40 have been injured as a result of a heavy fire at a pub in the eastern Thai province of Chonburi.
The incident took place at the Mountain B Pub in the Sattahip district.#Thailand #nightclub pic.twitter.com/wy33y2j2w7

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He said the club was a one-story building and an investigation into the cause of the accident was underway. (UNI)