Fire Breaks Out at Popular Pattaya Hotel, Four Injured as Tourists Evacuate

At 9:30 p.m. on May 21, 2569, Bang Lamung District Officer Anusak Piriyamorn, accompanied by former Pattaya City Mayor Pramesuan Gampichertkul, arrived at the scene of a fire that erupted on the seventh-floor rooftop bar of a prominent Pattaya hotel. Firefighters responded quickly with multiple water trucks and managed to contain the flames to the rooftop area, preventing the fire from spreading to other floors of the building.

Four people were injured in the incident. The first three victims—two Thai women and one Indonesian boy—suffered smoke inhalation. The fourth victim, a Thai man, sustained burns covering approximately 20% of his body after running through the fire and inhaling smoke. All victims were transported to nearby hospitals by rescue teams and medical personnel.

According to initial inquiries, the hotel had all 173 rooms occupied on the night of the incident, with guests consisting mainly of foreign nationals, including Indian tourists and visitors from various countries. The preliminary cause is suspected to be an electrical short circuit on the rooftop level, though officials will conduct a thorough investigation once the situation returns to normal.

At 10:30 p.m., firefighters brought the situation under control, with no visible flames remaining and only smoke lingering. Police Captain Aneuk Sathongyu, head of Pattaya City Police Station, along with Bang Lamung District Officer Anusak Piriyamorn and other relevant officials, were on-site investigating the cause and coordinating the evacuation of residents from the building. Nearly all occupants had been evacuated, though rescue teams continued searching to ensure no one remained trapped inside, as the hotel confirmed that all rooms were fully booked that evening.