Big fire down Soi Bintabaat

[usual suspect]

Last night (my wife told me) a fire raged thru' many bars opposite the Sukwilai Hotel.
Quite a few bars have been burnt down including Nice+Easy, Cheers Bar, & others according to my Dragon..Has anyone on the forum got more info about this..??
p.s. Our girls say it was 2 hours after the fire had started that the HH Fire Service arrived..

[Dannie Boy]

Last night (my wife told me) a fire raged thru' many bars opposite the Sukwilai Hotel.
Quite a few bars have been burnt down including Nice+Easy, Cheers Bar, & others according to my Dragon..Has anyone on the forum got more info about this..??
p.s. Our girls say it was 2 hours after the fire had started that the HH Fire Service arrived..

If its true, it sounds like the start of the proposed redevelopment!!

[richard]

Just been told there was a big fire down Binta last night and a few bars are wrecked. From Jimmy's bar down I hear

[JD]

According to the police station, no one was injured and the fire started in Viking Bar and then spread to Cheers Bar, he said no other bars suffered any damage.

[richard]

JD

Some others have damaged electrics and plumbing too although no fire damage. There may also be structural problems for the bars adjoining those suffering from fire damage. Structurally the whole block is like a row of dominoes anyway

[Big Boy]

Not too much damage then considering it took the fire brigade 2 hours get there.

[matthewnoel]

looking at the pics on fb,looks like it started in cheers bar,then spread above viking bar.it will all need the buldozer.

[Big Boy]

Any link to the photos?

[Korkenzieher]

I found a couple on Facebook, on Vbar's page.

Seems to me to be some quite clear evidence for it having started in the upstairs of Viking Bar

[richard]

I found a couple on Facebook, on Vbar's page.

Seems to me to be some quite clear evidence for it having started in the upstairs of Viking Bar

Short time customer overheating maybe

[Big Boy]

I found a couple on Facebook, on Vbar's page.

Thanks

[oakdale160]

2 hours for the fire dept to show up!!
Is "fighting" a fire too confrontational for Thais

[Big Boy]

Photos from Facebook

[Big Boy]

2 hours for the fire dept to show up!!
Is "fighting" a fire too confrontational for Thais

I don't know if there's any truth in it, but I've been told there were access problems for the large fire trucks with motor cycles blocking what access there was.

[pharvey]

2 hours for the fire dept to show up!!
Is "fighting" a fire too confrontational for Thais

I don't know if there's any truth in it, but I've been told there were access problems for the large fire trucks with motor cycles blocking what access there was.

I wouldn't doubt it in Binta....

Just as a question though, if this were to happen in Europe/US/Aus etc.... wouldn't the fire trucks be allowed to plow through the bikes/obstacles? Danger to life etc....