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Breaking News: Fire breaks out in Phuket hotel room

Legacy Phuket GazetteMonday, August 4, 2014Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014

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Breaking News: Fire breaks out in Phuket hotel room | Thaiger

PHUKET: Firefighters contained flames to a single guest room of the Pearl Hotel in the heart of Phuket Town this afternoon.

No injuries were reported.

A hotel staffer declined to comment to the Phuket Gazette.

The fire is the second to make headlines after a blaze early Saturday morning killed four people (story here).

— Woranut Pechdee

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Legacy Phuket GazetteMonday, August 4, 2014Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014

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