Grieving Husband Demands Beer Hall Owner Take Full Responsibility
Manop's girlfriend died in a Bangkok beer hall fire where locked doors allegedly trapped customers; he demands the owner take full responsibility and calls for stricter venue safety inspections.
A 49-year-old man named Manop arrived at the disaster relief center for the beer hall fire in Bangkok's Ladprao area on July 13, 2025, searching for his girlfriend, 49-year-old Phanitcha Singkhor, who had gone out with three friends late the previous night. When news of the fire and multiple deaths and injuries reached him, Manop initially believed his girlfriend had only been injured, but learned at 8 a.m. that she had died, leaving him deeply grieved.
Manop denounced allegations that the establishment locked doors to prevent customers from leaving during the fire while demanding payment, calling such action detention in a dangerous place that could constitute a serious offense. "This is human life, not an animal's life. Why would they lock the fire escape?" he said. He described the incident as devastating and compared the conditions to people being roasted alive, questioning the venue's safety measures and calling for better prevention systems.
Manop demanded the establishment take full responsibility and called for inspections of all entertainment venues, noting that similar incidents have occurred repeatedly. "I want to ask the owner to take full responsibility for what you did. You locked them in, so you must be accountable," he stated, criticizing inadequate safety oversight that has turned customers into victims.
