Old woman killed, three others injured in massive house fire
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A 65-year-old woman was killed and three other people were injured when her family’s 10-storey building was engulfed by a massive fire at 10:30 am Friday.
Police said the building belongs to former Democrat MP Wikrom Aisiri and it is located on Soi Narathiwat 18 in Bangkok’s Yannawa district.
By 12:05 pm, the fire was still raging on on the tenth floor.
After the fire broke out, Angkhana Aisiri was seen shouting for help on the seventh floor.
She collapsed about 20 minutes later before a crane of the a fire engine could reach her.
Chettha Ngunakhoksun, 46, suffered from broken legs after he jumped from the third floor. Pimolpas Jirasupachet, 46, and another unidentified person choked on smoke and were rushed to a hospital.
The house is a residence of the 30-member family. Police said the fire broke out from the third floor and quickly engulfed the entire building.
