In this handout photo released by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, bottles are seen on a table at the site of a fire in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Bangkok Metropolitan Administration via AP)
BANGKOK (AP) — A blaze at the Rong Beer Na Ladprao music bar in northern Bangkok was the city’s deadliest fire in 17 years. The fire broke out late Sunday and spread quickly, leaving blown-out windows facing the street and beer bottles still standing on charred tables inside the venue. Police said many victims were found in windowless bathrooms where they may have gone to try to escape. Former patrons of the bar and other mourners left flowers at the site.
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Rescuers stand near the site of a fire in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)Burnt shoes are left outside the music bar where a fire killed a number of people in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)Bodies of victims of a fire are seen laid in a row in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)In this handout photo released by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the interior of a beer bar is seen after a fire in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Bangkok Metropolitan Administration via AP)Mobile phones of victims of a fire are recovered in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)Rescuers rest after putting out a fire in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)A relative of a victim in a music bar fire pays respect to the victim’s body at a police hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)A woman weeps as she prays outside the music bar where a fire killed a number of people in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)A coffin of a victim in a music bar fire is pareparred to hand over to the relatives, unseen, at a police hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)Forensic police officers inspect the site of a fire in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)Shoes are seen scattered in front of a pub in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026, after a fire. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)A rescuer is seen inside the site of a fire at a pub in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)One of relatives of fire victims cries during an interview at the Institute of Forensic Police hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026, following a fire at a beer hall. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)A Buddhist monk walks outside the music bar where a fire killed a number of people in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
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