The death toll from an explosive fire at a Bangkok live music pub has risen to 32 after two people succumbed to their injuries, the Police Hospital announced on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Authorities are now investigating potential negligence as a contributing factor to the blaze.
This incident, one of the deadliest in recent years in Thailand, occurred at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in the northern Chatuchak area of the city. Close to midnight on Sunday, witnesses reported an explosion followed by a horizontal burst of fire and smoke that quickly engulfed the single-storey venue.
