Eight Malaysians among 16 hurt in Songkhla hotel fire


BANGKOK (Bernama): Eight Malaysians are among the 16 sixteen people hurt after a hotel in Sadao in Songkhla province, southern Thailand caught fire.

The 16 victims, all tourists vacationing in the border town in conjunction with the Songkran (Thai new year) festival, suffered smoke inhalation in the 8.25am (local time) incident on Friday (April 12).

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