America News Agency

According to the Bangkok Post, the fire broke out late Sunday night at a hotel in the Phra Nakhon District near Khao San Road, resulting in three deaths and seven injuries.

Police reported that the fire started at around 9:21 PM on Sunday at the Ember Hotel on Tanee Road.

Witnesses said the fire began on the fifth floor of the six-story hotel. Firefighters managed to bring the flames under control in about an hour.

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt stated that there were about 40 people inside the hotel, most of whom were evacuated from the building's roof using fire truck ladders.

A foreign woman was found dead in room 502 on the fifth floor. Two foreign men were seriously injured and later died in hospitals. Authorities have yet to identify the deceased.

The seven injured include two Thai men, a Japanese man, a foreign woman, a German man, a German woman, and a Chinese man.

Governor Chadchart noted that firefighters quickly extinguished the fire. He ordered the hotel closed until safety inspections are completed.

Bangkok Police Chief Pol Lt Gen Sayam Boonsom said the fire started in room 511 on the fifth floor. Police are investigating the cause of the fire.