Singer Takkatan Helps Fire Victim After Beer Bar Blaze
Country singer Takkatan Chollada provided financial aid to her guitarist who narrowly escaped a deadly beer bar fire in Bangkok's Ladprao area that killed multiple people and injured over 60.
A devastating fire at a beer bar in the Ladprao area has claimed multiple lives and injured over 60 people. On July 13, prominent country singer Takkatan Chollada attended a movie blessing event for "Ladyboy Thai House: Virus Cleanse the World" at Kotsor Yum Café in Rattanakosin, where she opened up about the tragedy.
Takkatan revealed that her guitarist was performing at the venue the night of the fire and narrowly escaped. The musician sustained minor injuries and lost instruments and equipment worth hundreds of thousands of baht. Takkatan provided immediate financial assistance of 100,000 baht. She stressed that her team will strengthen safety checks on entrances, exits, and emergency escape routes before future performances.
Despite needing to continue taking jobs to support multiple people, Takkatan urged all business operators to raise safety standards to prevent such tragedies from happening again. She recounted her shock upon learning the news late at night, noting that the guitarist stepped out and flames immediately erupted—a narrow escape that could have ended differently. The guitarist said he saw heavy black smoke first and initially wanted to return for his guitar, but friends urged him to leave immediately. Besides minor injuries from shrapnel, the guitarist lost all his equipment and is now facing the challenge of rebuilding his livelihood.
