Bangkok Fire Traps Dozens

BangkokTwenty-seven died fleeing through one flaming door.

The Na Ladprao pub’s single street-facing exit doubled as its only escape route, a recurring flaw in Southeast Asian nightlife-fire deaths.

Investigators have not said whether the pub’s exits met Thailand’s fire code.

Sources: BBC, Al Jazeera Online, South China Morning Post, TASS, Nikkei Asia