Fire check slams hotel, tower, praises another
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The fire-damaged Grand Park Avenue Hotel in Bangkok's Soi Sukhumvit 22 was found to have neither fire exits nor a smoke blocking system, while side windows in the dead Russian tourists' hotel rooms were locked and could not let smoke out. Two guests died
Another recent fire scene, Asoke area’s Fico Place, was found to have no sprinklers and to have illegally modified areas to add more office space. As a result, fire escapes were hard to find in an emergency.
The nearby GMM Grammy Building however was praised as a good safety example with efficient security systems, including workable sprinklers and three fire escape ladders.
These were the initial findings yesterday by the Bangkok Councilassigned special committee checking on safety measures in highrise buildings, led by Kitjapol Cherchoosakul.
The Nation
