Fire in Ban Thai’s spa in Patong

About noon today (February 17), Patong police receieved a report about a fire in Spanakarn, a 4-story spa business, located inside the Ban Thai Hotel.

The fire started in a room named Rachawadee on the third floor of the building.

A staff member, Naetdao Kongsoongnern, who was a witness to the fire, told the police that she was at the second floor around noon and saw white smoke coming out from the third floor so she went to check. She found the fire in the spa showroom.

The fire fighters took about 20 minutes to extinguish the fire. The cause of fire is believed to be an electric short circuit as the spot where the fire started is a headboard made of wood where there is a spotlight that is turned on all the time as well as the air-conditioning.

The place has been closed for an investigation from forensic police.