A fire broke out in a pub in Bangkok, Thailand, killing 27 people overnight between Sunday and Monday.
The fire, which broke out in the bar "Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao," is one of the deadliest incidents in the tourism hub in recent years,
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who visited the site of the fire in the early hours of Monday, told reporters that based on survivor accounts, the pub rapidly filled with smoke after a fire broke out, forcing many to run to the back of the venue near the bathrooms, but there were no fire escapes.
"We have recovered 27 bodies; others are being sent to the hospital," said the prime minister.
A Bangkok metropolitan administration official announced that 63 others were injured in the blaze, which reportedly occurred in front of the stage area of the bar.
Bangkok's governor announced that 22 out of the 63 injured people are in critical condition.
The site is one of the most popular venues in Bangkok's Chatuchak district, with firefighters needing 35 minutes to bring the flames under control, according to local authorities. By the time rescuers arrived, the fire had mostly burned through the venue, said the official.
Charnvirakul added that the cause of the fire was still under investigation.
The Jerusalem Post reached out to the Foreign Ministry to investigate if any Israelis were present.
Mathilda Heller, Jonah Davidov, and Reuters contributed to this report.