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The Phra Khanong District Court on Monday issued arrest warrants for owners of Santika Club, where 64 people died in a fire ignited by New Year's Eve fireworks display.

The Royal Thai Police deputy commissioner-general, Pol Gen Jongrak Jutanont, said investigative officers from Thong Lor Police Station asked the court to issue arrest warrants for Santika major shareholder Wisuk Setsawat and pub manager Suriya Ritrabue.

They were accused of allowing minors entering the nightclub and being reckless by causing other people's deaths.

More arrest warrants could be issued if police find more suspects involving in the Santika tragedy, Pol Gen Jongrak said.