Tourist killed in Bangkok hotel fire
A tourist has been killed and around 20 others injured after a fire broke out at a high-rise hotel in Bangkok.
The blaze at the 15-story Grand Park Avenue Bangkok hotel broke out late last night.
According to reports, a female guest died from smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
The 221-room hotel, off the main tourist street Sukhumvit Road, used to be called the Grand Mercure Park Avenue.
by Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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