At least 27 killed in fire at Bangkok pub with another 22 critically injured

The fire is one of the deadliest such incidents in the popular tourist destination in recent years

A fire at a popular pub in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, has killed 27 people, with another 22 in critical condition, officials said on Monday, in one of the deadliest such incidents in the tourism hub in recent years.

The prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, who visited the site of the fire in the early hours of Monday, told reporters that based on survivor accounts, the pub rapidly filled with smoke after a fire broke out, forcing many to run to the back of the venue near the bathrooms.