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A fire that erupted late Sunday at the Rong Beer Na Ladprao music bar in northern Bangkok has become the deadliest blaze the Thai capital has witnessed in 17 years. The flames spread rapidly through the venue, leaving shattered windows facing the street and scorched tables still holding beer bottles inside the gutted establishment.<\/p>

Authorities reported that a significant number of victims were discovered inside windowless bathrooms, areas where patrons apparently sought refuge as the fire overtook the building. The confined spaces offered little protection from the deadly blaze.<\/p>

In the days following the tragedy, former customers and grieving community members have visited the site to pay their respects, leaving flowers at the location where so many lives were lost. The images captured in the aftermath paint a haunting picture of destruction and sorrow.<\/p>

This report is based on a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors documenting the scene following the fire.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A devastating fire tore through the Rong Beer Na Ladprao music bar in northern Bangkok late Sunday, making it the deadliest fire the city has seen in 17 years. Authorities say many victims were discovered in windowless bathrooms, where they had apparently fled in an attempt to survive. Mourners and former patrons have since gathered at the scene to leave flowers in memory of those lost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":95234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1784014248734.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-oM3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":95185,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/bangkok-bar-fire-death-toll-climbs-to-30-after-weekend-blaze\/","url_meta":{"origin":95235,"position":0},"title":"Bangkok Bar Fire Death Toll Climbs to 30 After Weekend Blaze","author":"Admin","date":"July 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A devastating fire at a Bangkok music bar has claimed 30 lives, making it the deadliest blaze in the Thai capital in 17 years. 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