
Fire at music pub kills at least 14 in Thailand, including singer of band performing
CBSN
Thailand's prime minister on Friday ordered an investigation into a massive blaze that tore through a crowded music pub, killing at least 14 people — including a singer who was performing when the fire broke out near the stage.
The fire broke out around 1 a.m. at the Mountain B nightspot in Chonburi province's Sattahip district, about 90 miles southeast of Bangkok.
Video footage posted by a rescue service showed desperate revelers fleeing the club screaming, their clothes ablaze, as a huge fire raged in the background.

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