Three tourists were killed and seven injured in the Bangkok Hotel Fire incident in a very popular tourist area in Bangkok. The hotel lies near the Khao San Road. According to the fire department, the fire broke out on the hotel's fifth floor. The fire broke out on the fifth floor of the Ember Hotel on Sunday night, Bangkok’s Fire and Rescue Department said on Monday.
One woman died at the scene, two men were pronounced dead in hospital and seven others are receiving treatment in hospital, according to the fire authorities. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt told reporters there were 75 people in the hotel at the time of the fire and 34 people were rescued from the rooftop. “We have to build confidence and take care of tourists,” Chadchart said.