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I could see the flames from my window - needless to say they were fierce.
More as I hear of it.
Edited by onethailand, 2009-01-01 02:38:54.
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Fire At Santika Night Club
Started by onethailand, 2009-01-01 02:37
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onethailand
Platinum Member Posted 2009-01-01 02:37:50
Santika Club at Ekamai was on fire during the New Year celebration - early reports have at least 50 injured, and up to 50 dead.
I could see the flames from my window - needless to say they were fierce. More as I hear of it. #2
dave9988
Senior Member Posted 2009-01-01 02:43:05
how is this not in the english media? jesus they take teh night off?
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onethailand
Platinum Member Posted 2009-01-01 02:44:54
how is this not in the english media? jesus they take teh night off? Too early. Even the Thai channels are only just getting wind of it. #5
DP25
Platinum Member Posted 2009-01-01 02:51:34  %$&* I know people that frequent that club, and have been there a few times myself. I hope they didn't go there tonight. #6
DP25
Platinum Member Posted 2009-01-01 02:56:12
Man, the pictures on TV are horrible. How did this fire start?
#7
Ijustwannateach
Star Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:01:46
BBC reporting on it now.
#8
MKAsok
Uptown Top Rankin' Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:03:24
how is this not in the english media? jesus they take teh night off? #9
Ijustwannateach
Star Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:03:50
Man, the pictures on TV are horrible. How did this fire start? According to reports from the scene, fireworks on stage. Many of the dead apparently trapped in the bathroom with no back exits. #10
Goshawk
Avian Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:06:01
BBC now says 53 dead... 100 injured...
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Goshawk
Avian Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:08:53
Sky news say 53 dead.. 100+ injured same..
says cause "due to electrical fault" #12
dave9988
Senior Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:09:15
how is this not in the english media? jesus they take teh night off? i live near thong lo and we were hearing sirens like mad since atleast an hour ago. news like this should take somewhere between 3-5 minutes to have online. #13
onethailand
Platinum Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:16:16
53 bodies on site, 2 dead in hospital.
Injury count is still speculative. #14
Goshawk
Avian Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:18:35
from youtube...
"Fire/Explosion at Bangkok's most famous nightclub, Zanthika on New Year's Eve. Live, raw and uncut footage from the location 10 minutes into the event!" NOTE: Shows some very disturbing scenes. #15
Goshawk
Avian Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:39:56
From the BBC News website...
"At least 53 people have been killed in a fire in a nightclub in the Thai capital, Bangkok, police said, quoted by Reuters news agency. More than 100 others were injured in the blaze, which broke out as people took part in New Year's Eve celebrations, the agency reports. A Thai police official told Reuters the cause had not yet been determined. A witness told the BBC that he had seen a number of bodies being carried away from the club, named as the Santika. The witness, Andrew Jones, said survivors leaving the club told him the fire broke out on the stage after fireworks were lit just after midnight. He said the club was popular with foreigners and locals alike. The club had only one main exit, at the front, and many people had been trapped inside, he said. " link to page here #16
DP25
Platinum Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:40:11
Some very disturbing scenes indeed, but I'm glad I saw it none the less. This is simply awful.
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Goshawk
Avian Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:45:20
I'm guessing most members are either asleep (in Thailand) or revelling elsewhere in the world..
just watch this thread grow & grow very shortly.. a very sad day.. RIP #18
lordsux
Senior Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:48:39
Very bad news to start the new year..... the organizers and those responsible for security should be charged with manslaughter.
Deepest condolences to all effected by this tragic event 
#19
Goshawk
Avian Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:52:06
Sky News now reporting at least 54 dead
#20
TAWP
Libertarian Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:54:00
Front-page news in my homecountries (online)papers (how I saw it), but nothing in local ones.
#21
onethailand
Platinum Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:54:20
rows of bodies being shown on TNN.
Official count at present remains 53 on site, 2 in hospitals. Injury count still speculative - local reports say at least 50 and have done so for the last two hours. Wonder where Reuters/BBC/Sky got their numbers from. Eerily, the sign at the front of the club said "Goodbye Santika 2009" - I thought it was some mistake, but it turns out that the club was indeed being closed down as the owners elected not to renew the lease, and this was the last night. Edited by onethailand, 2009-01-01 03:55:42. #22
endure
Nocturnal Spooner #23
WAERTH
Senior Member Posted 2009-01-01 03:59:21
I was at Woodstock tonight at the rooftop bar and we saw the smoke and then heard the sirens. It kinda depressed the party ...
I know some people who work there. Will check tomorrow if they are alright. #24
Africanteacher
Advanced Member Posted 2009-01-01 04:01:35
As much as this is just some bad luck, I know I made a good decision to stay in tonight.
Sad news here. Sorry y'all! #25
Rinrada
Titanium Member Posted 2009-01-01 04:18:13
Police said they were investigating what sparked the fire in the two-storey building, an upmarket nightclub.
"We were all dancing and suddenly there was a big flame that came out of the front of the stage and everybody was running away," one woman told Reuters news agency. One man told the BBC that survivors leaving the club told him the fire broke out on the stage after fireworks were lit just after midnight. SO SAD
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