Tourist Killed in Hotel Fire

A foreign tourist has died after fire broke out at the Grand Park Avenue Hotel on Soi Sukhumvit 22 in Klong Toey district last night. "A female foreign tourist died from suffocation," said Suvinai Busrakamwongs, director of the Kluay Nam Thai hospital. The victim's nationality was unknown because she had no identification and nobody came forward to identify her, he said. "Another male Western tourist is in intensive care," Suvinai added. The man was unconscious and his condition was worsening, the hospital said. A further 24 people were injured in the fire with two in critical condition. Photos by Patipat Janthong.