Briton named as Phuket pub fire victim

The Institute of Forensic Medicine named one of the Caucasian bodies as belonging to Michael Pio Tzouvanni, 24. His elder brother, Joseph, has already signed for the remains and is in the process of taking them back to his homeland.
“We have identified him from his dental records. We also found his cellphone on his body,” assistant National Police commissioner Lt-General Jaramporn Suramanee said yesterday.
He said the young Briton died of asphyxiation and smoke suffocation. Tzouvanni was the first fatality to be named in the Tiger Discotheque fire.
Located in Phuket’s Krathu district, the entertainment venue was gutted by fire, killing four people and injuring 11 others.
Jaramporn said authorities were still trying to identify three other dead victims. To date, relatives have reported that a French person and two Thais were missing after the fire.
“DNA testing is ongoing for two Thai women. We are also seeking records of DNA samples from the parents of the missing French victim,” he said.
Patong Entertainment Entrepre-neurs Club president Weerawit Kruasombat said his club would provide Bt10,000 in financial assistance to the family of each dead victim.
“We are very sad,” he said.
Early yesterday, his club and locals held a candlelight vigil in remembrance of those who died.
Business people and staff members working in the same soi as the Tiger Discotheque said few people were visiting the discotheques now.