Thailand: At least five killed in Bangkok residence collapse after raging fire


This handout from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation taken and released on April 3, 2021 shows rescue workers at the site of a building collapse in Bangkok. - AFP

BANGKOK, April 3, 2021 (AFP): A Bangkok residence building collapsed on Saturday, killing at least four rescue workers and a resident, according to an emergency worker.

The three-story house, located in a luxury gated community in western Bangkok, was engulfed in flames around 6 am and the fire raged for about an hour before it was put out.

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