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More Than 100 Tourists Flee Fire at Luxury Condo in Pattaya, No Major Injuries
On 16 March, 2024, a fire broke out around midday in apartment 11N of the noted and expensive condominium the ‘Edge,’ situated in the very centre of Pattaya. Fortunately, smoke caused only two people to have swallowing problems and no one else got hurt.
The Pattaya Public Disaster Prevention Department and Mitigation Radio Center received an urgent report of the fire at approximately 1:At 7 am in the early hours of the morning, the powerful boom of the explosion shook the neighborhood sending a call for firefighters and rescue workers to act promptly. Arriving, observer spots the rather lively fire consuming the pillars and the smoke being pushed out through windows and water flowing down the building. A huge number of people recorded the spectacle on camera and published it on social media channels. Almost everybody with 103 guests and tourists plus their baggage make a run from the building and go outside.
Tourists Flee Fire at Luxury
Despite the substantial effort to extinguish the fire, the firefighters employed five fire trucks to bombard the flames with water’s torrents for nearly 20 minutes and finally managed to bring the fire to control just to lift a dessert of enormous amounts of smoke.
As a condo housekeeper who wishes to remain unknown reported, the fire purportedly arose in the dorm room`158 A in the 11th floor, which was empty at the time of the fire. From the blows of an air compressor in the room a spark flew out blazing up flames igniting the panic of occupants.
Also, the residents said that every time there was a fire alarm ringing, people were rushing, the hallways are echoing, and it can be smelled the burning materials from the fire. Condo employees and maintenances were highly described for their organized efforts including the assistance with the evacuation and fulfilling security protocols.
“Two affected by smoke, rescued swiftly. Authorities cordon off danger zones for safety.”
Firstly, when the situation settled, the people who were inside and those who were observing the incident could come to terms with the horrible experience. People were thankful to the emergency units for the prompt response to the scene, the emergent status of security guards as a brass-tacks role in crisis management, the efficient condominium management, and the responsible way they helped organize and stabilize the situation. Some others gave details about how they were in the midst of that unimaginable carnage fear and confusion as they were in the building.
