Death toll in Bangkok blaze on Sunday (June 26) rises to two, witness describes horror event


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BANGKOK, June 26 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Another charred body was found on the second floor of a three-story shophouse building in Bangkok’s Sampheng area on Sunday, raising the death toll in the fire to two, police said.

The two bodies, both burned beyond recognition, were believed those of missing workers at Ratchawong Rungruang Co Ltd. Their friend, who escaped the fire, told police that a male worker, identified as Phetduang, 34, and a female worker named Jiraphat Soommark, 52, went missing during the blaze.

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