Fire likely killed 2 Thais, 2 foreigners

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Fire likely killed 2 Thais, 2 foreigners

Published: 20 Aug 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

PHUKET -- Four people - two Thai nationals, a Briton and a Frenchman - have filed missing persons reports with Phuket police for relatives they fear perished in the Tiger Discotheque fire.

Assistant national police chief Pol Lt Gen Charamporn Suramanee handles a charred item of clothing collected from the bodies of the Tiger Discotheque fire victims. KOSOL NAKACHOL

Forensic officers have collected DNA samples from the dead to help in the identification process, said Pol Lt Col Kittisak Nuphueng, a Phuket forensic inspector.

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udon_red
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Discussion 7 : 20 Aug 2012 at 16.567
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I am surprised there hasn't been a greater focus on the inadequacies of the fire service.
With all the money invested in that area and all the power happy people I find it incredible that it took almost an hour before they finally started to tackle the blaze.
A friend who was there described them as the fire service equidistant of the key stone cops.
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Discussion 6 : 20 Aug 2012 at 14.556
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I managed a building in the USA and the Fire Department were some of the most arrogant petty, rude and power crazed people I ever met, they seemed to pride themselves on finding something trivial they could to complain about, one even bragged about being an inspector 9 years and never failing to find a violation during an inspection. Then I come to Thailand and there either is no fire code or no one enforces it at all. Can't anyone strike a reasonable balance and provide reasonable safety without being officious?
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Discussion 5 : 20 Aug 2012 at 11.155
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D3 - Trust me, it won't be.
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Discussion 4 : 20 Aug 2012 at 10.544
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The owners claim the damages number in the hundreds of millions of baht. Who are they kidding? This is Santika all over again. RIP ... and let us hope this is the last time such a needless disaster happens.
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Discussion 3 : 20 Aug 2012 at 10.493
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And no one talk about the safety measures in this place either, happened because of a lightning strike, such venues should have a lightning conductor!
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Discussion 2 : 20 Aug 2012 at 09.012
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And who is the owner of the club ? Have they been pulled in for questioning ? Have they been warned in the past about the lack of an adequate fire prevention system ? If not then why not ?
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Discussion 1 : 20 Aug 2012 at 07.401
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Another story with no mention that the Tiger Disco was illegally operating after closing hours.
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