
The fire broke out at 5:30 am at the Muang Ek Condo’s N 208 buildign in Muang district.
The five were injured after inhaling smoke They were rushed to the Rangsit Hospital after fire fighters rescued them form the building.
Police said the fire broke out at the stairway linking the eighth to the ninth floor where old mattresses and old furniture were discarded.
Tambon Lakhok municipality mayor Sompong Sri-anan said the fire might be started by a cigarette butt as some residents smoke at the stairway.
The Nation