Condo fire in Bangkok kills 1, injures 20
published : 13 Nov 2023 at 08:13
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
An elderly woman died and more than 20 others were injured following a fire at a condominium in Bangkok’s Ratchathewi district in the early hours of Saturday.
The incident at the 27-storey condominium on Soi Phetchaburi 15 off Phetchaburi Road was reported to police about 12.35am.
More than 30 fire trucks went to the scene, as flames engulfed the 20th and 21st floors of the condo. Many residents evacuated the building, with some running up to the roof. Firefighters took about 30 minutes to bring the fire under control.
More than 20 residents suffered breathing problems and sought medical attention. However, a woman, aged around 70, died on the way to Rajavithi Hospital.
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Vocabulary
- breathing (noun): bringing air in and out of the lungs - การหายใจ
- engulf: to cover or surround something in a way that harms or destroys it - ปกคลุม
- evacuate: to leave a place because it is not safe - อพยพออกจากพื้นที่
- incident: something that happens, usually something bad - เหตุการณ์
- roof (noun): the structure that covers or forms the top of a building or vehicle - หลังคา
- sought (verb): (verb) (past participle of "seek") wanted - ตามหา, พยายามได้, พยายามได้มา
- suffocation: dying from a lack of air to breathe - การขาดอากาศหายใจ
- truck: a lorry; a large road vehicle used for carrying goods - รถบรรทุก
