webfact Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Pattaya: Four hundred tourists evacuated as fire breaks out at Holiday Inn Express Pictures: Ruksiamnews Ruksiamnews reported that fire broke out at the Holiday Inn Express in Soi Bua Khao, Pattaya, around this morning. About 400 tourists - many children, the aged and handicapped - were evacuated by a combination of police, hotel security staff and members of the public. This was about 4.30 am. No one was reported injured and two fire engines brought the blaze under control in 30 minutes. Security guard Suphatchai Phanwilai, 29, said he noticed smoke around a balcony on the front of the building and immediately called the authorities. fafa5f8cb8baijj57ja79.mp4 Initial investigations suggest that the fire started in the front of the building and did not spread to the main part of the eight story building. Posters on the site suggested it was a relatively newly built hotel and the narrow soi made it difficult to put out the fire. An investigation is underway with the media saying that damage will run into millions of baht. Source: Ruksiamnews video-1575601347.mp4 -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-12-06 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHolmesJr Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 a miracle that no one was hurt. I guess at 4.30am there was a lot of bonking going on. so lots of alert guests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toenail Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Glad it wasn’t the two Holiday Inn towers on Beach Rd ( more people). This building is new- what is the excuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 10:33 AM, toenail said: Glad it wasn’t the two Holiday Inn towers on Beach Rd ( more people). This building is new- what is the excuse? Face-ty first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I was staying in some 5 star hotel in England when the alarms went off at 2-30 am I can tell you it's not funny especially when your pi$$ ed from the night before and people are running around not know what to do, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Didn't realise there was 400 people here must be high season???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, webfact said: Posters on the site suggested it was a relatively newly built hotel and the narrow soi made it difficult to put out the fire. I take it they meant it was difficult for the fire engines to access the hotel due to the narrow soi. Is this a case of ignoring safety concerns until something catastrophic happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Seems like they did a pretty good job at putting the fire out from what I can see none of the windows have blown out glass still intact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharecropper Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 That looks like the cladding was on fire, like Grenfell Tower in the UK. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenfell_Tower_fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 News is incorrect. One of the staff made a post on Facebook stating it took fire brigade 1 hour to arrive from the time they called, because they were all drinking and drunk. Staff claims initially it was small fire and if fireman arrived when called , it would have been contained , but because of delay, almost entire place burned down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, ChipButty said: Seems like they did a pretty good job at putting the fire out from what I can see none of the windows have blown out glass still intact Take a closer look. Windows are burned out all the way to the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 16 minutes ago, bluesofa said: I take it they meant it was difficult for the fire engines to access the hotel due to the narrow soi. Is this a case of ignoring safety concerns until something catastrophic happens? They were drunk and it took over an hour to arrive . Soi Buakhao is big enough to fit a fire truck, no side streets as it’s built back to back and opened few months ago watch and listen second video , whoever is filming saying already called fire department but no one coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volsfan Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 You can walk from the 3rd Rd Fire Station to there in 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 24 minutes ago, toenail said: Glad it wasn’t the two Holiday Inn towers on Beach Rd ( more people). This building is new- what is the excuse? Looks like outside wires caught fire, maybe someone threw cig butt and got caught in the cables Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Will this affect the image of Pattaya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, PatOngo said: Will this affect the image of Pattaya? Only if it had chinese guests but most are Indian , so image is safe???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdenner Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 27 minutes ago, sharecropper said: That looks like the cladding was on fire, like Grenfell Tower in the UK. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenfell_Tower_fire Agreed! Looks like the Thai building regulators (don't laugh) have not learnt from that and similar fires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skallywag Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 50 minutes ago, webfact said: About 400 tourists - many children, the aged and handicapped - were evacuated Wow - business very good at the Holiday Inn. Though the photo only shows 30-40 people standing around in the street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 400 people evacuated from hotel blaze in Pattaya By THE NATION Some 400 people were evacuated after a fire broke out at a Holiday Inn Hotel in Pattaya in the early hours of Friday (December 6), but no casualties were reported. Officers from Pattaya Police Station were informed of the fire at Holiday Inn Hotel in Soi Buakhao, Nong Prue subdistrict in the Banglamung district at 4.30am. They rushed to the scene together with firefighters, disaster mitigation staff, rescue volunteers and a medical team from Muang Pattaya Hospital. Officers and volunteers helped evacuate around 400 hotel guests and staff, including foreign tourists, children, elderly and disabled persons to safety, while firefighters spent 30 minutes using water cannons to subdue the blaze. A hotel security guard said that he saw smoke coming from the balcony of a room on the front side of the building, and then the fire spread quickly due to strong winds. A preliminary inspection by police officers said that the fire had occurred at the front part of the hotel while the central and rear parts were still intact. The cause of the fire will be further investigated while the damage was initially estimated at at least Bt1 million. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30379125 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-12-06 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 49 minutes ago, BestB said: News is incorrect. One of the staff made a post on Facebook stating it took fire brigade 1 hour to arrive from the time they called, because they were all drinking and drunk. Staff claims initially it was small fire and if fireman arrived when called , it would have been contained , but because of delay, almost entire place burned down Ok, and if it was seen when it was a small fire. Why did the personel not take care of it with fire estinguisher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 42 minutes ago, PatOngo said: Will this affect the image of Pattaya? Obviously make it more desirable? or that is what "TAT" will spin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khon Kaen Jeff Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 <deleted>..I have already paid to stay here for 2 nights on the 17th through booking.com Take it I need to contact them and look for somewhere else to stay? Typical as this was one of the rare times I paid up front for a room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Khon Kaen Jeff said: <deleted>..I have already paid to stay here for 2 nights on the 17th through booking.com Take it I need to contact them and look for somewhere else to stay? Typical as this was one of the rare times I paid up front for a room. Temporary accommodation is being provided in the nissen huts currently going up....mixed dormitories and showering.....food carts will be on site to provide breakfast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 54 minutes ago, PatOngo said: Will this affect the image of Pattaya? Nah, just the image of the front of the hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRich Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 When you have a hotel full of "kids, aged, and handicapped", and someone leaves a box of matches around ... what do you expect? Simply asking for trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, Matzzon said: Ok, and if it was seen when it was a small fire. Why did the personel not take care of it with fire estinguisher? Location of the fire maybe difficult to get to. Anyway what's more important, the guests or the building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khon Kaen Jeff Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Keep hearing Pattaya is empty yet 400 tourists just in one hotel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 5 minutes ago, overherebc said: Location of the fire maybe difficult to get to. Anyway what's more important, the guests or the building? Not quite sure if that was a facetious question? If you own the hotel, then the building obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRich Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 8 minutes ago, overherebc said: Location of the fire maybe difficult to get to. Anyway what's more important, the guests or the building? TIT ... the building, of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 31 minutes ago, Matzzon said: Ok, and if it was seen when it was a small fire. Why did the personel not take care of it with fire estinguisher? I have no idea but look video , appears fire started outside up by the wires/cables , possibly could not reach with extinguishers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.