At least 27 dead after massive fire breaks out in pub in Bangkok: Shocking footage shows flames bursting from door as revellers flee

At least 27 people have died after a huge fire engulfed a pub in Bangkok early on Monday morning, officials said.

Footage showed the huge blaze raging out of the front door of the building in the northern part of the Thai capital, as a huge black cloud of smoke was sent billowing into the sky. 

Rescuers rushed to the scene at around midnight and lined up casualties in a row on the street outside.

Firefighters tackled the blaze for around half an hour before bringing it under control. 

Photos from the aftermath show the charred remains of tables and chairs and the interior damaged by smoke. 

Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters at the scene that 27 people died and several have been taken to the hospital. 

He said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Mr Charnvirakul said a musician who was performing at the pub told him that he saw smoke coming out of a circuit breaker near the stage before the power went out, then an explosion was heard and thick smoke quickly filled the place.

Many of the victims were found at the restrooms, at the back of the pub, he added.

Shocking footage showed the pub engulfed in flames in Bangkok, Thailand

Firefighters and paramedics pictured outside the pub urgently trying to treat victims who were caught in the blaze

Rescue teams outside the site of the fire in Bangkok after it was brought under control by firefighters

Social media footage of the blaze showed flames bursting out of the front of the pub like a blowtorch.

Revellers fled the building in fear as the front of the building rapidly changed from a cloud of smoke into an inferno.

Video taken later shows the aftermath of the blaze, with charred chairs and tables covered in ash.

Several people can be seen lying across the road outside as officers attempt to provide emergency care.

Firefighters from the Phaholyothin, Phaya Thai, and Huai Khwang fire stations battled the inferno with three water hoses.

Thailand has seen similar tragedies in the past.

In 2022, 14 people were killed by a fire at a music pub in the eastern part of the country.

And more than a decade before that, 66 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in a fire during a 2009 New Year’s Eve celebration at the Santika nightclub in Thailand’s capital.

That blaze was said to be sparked by an indoor fireworks display.