BLAZE AT BANGKOK MALL COMPLEX LEAVES TWO DEAD
A FIRE at one of Bangkok’s biggest mall complexes spread smoke over the city’s central commercial district, caused a large evacuation during the Wednesday evening rush and killed at least two people.
Officials said 20 others were hurt.
The extent of the fire was small and flames were quickly extinguished, but it forced hundreds of people to evacuate the shopping mall in the CentralWorld complex, which includes a hotel, a convention centre and an office tower.
Firefighters with masks and oxygen tanks entered the building afterwards to clear smoke from several floors.
Smoke was seen still coming from the building several hours later.
Bangkok Governor Assawin Kwanmuang initially told reporters that three people died, one at the scene and two at a hospital. He later said that two people were confirmed dead, but did not explain the discrepancy. The city’s Erawan Emergency Radio network said around midnight that 20 people had been injured.