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Thai nightclub fire kills at least 13, cause unknown
August 5, 2022 12:57am Updated
BANGKOK – At least 13 people were killed and 35 injured when a fire broke out at a nightclub in Thailand’s eastern Chonburi province early on Friday, a police official said.
The cause of the fire is still unknown and all victims so far have been identified as Thai nationals, police said. A separate statement from the Chonburi emergency service described 14 of the injuries as severe.
The fire at the Mountain B nightclub, about 111 miles southeast of the capital Bangkok, started at about 1:00 a.m. local time, Wuttipong Somjai, a superintendent at a local police station, told Reuters by phone.
Local TV footage showed people fleeing the fire and emergency workers putting out flames and looking through the burnt-out premises, with shoes and bottles strewn across the ground.
A witness who went by the name Nana told local TV she was with five friends when the fire broke out at the venue.
“I saw flames above the stage, on the right side. I think it was about the same time at the singer on stage saw it too and he shouted ‘fire!’ and threw the mic at it,” she told broadcaster PPTV. “I saw a lot of the pub’s bouncers covered in fire inside.”
The incident comes 13 years after pyrotechnics started a blaze at a New Year’s party at the crowded Santika nightclub in Bangkok, killing 66 people. Investigations into that fire found several key breaches at the club, official corruption and revealed lax attitudes towards safety at entertainment venues at the time.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Friday assured victims’ families they would receive help from authorities and urged entertainment venues nationwide to ensure they have proper emergency exits and safety measures in place.
https://nypost.com/2022/08/05/thailand-nightclub-fire-leaves-at-least-13-people-killed-and-35-injured/
Ultra appreciative of all the efforts, always.
Joe was remote-sniffing him
A man in Florida was taken into custody last week after he attempted to gain access to a Space Force base to warn military officials of a war between aliens and dragons, authorities said.
Corey Johnson, 29, "attempted to get on base" at Patrick Space Force Base on Friday to warn about the battle between extraterrestrial and mythical creatures, according to a report.
To reach the base, he drove a Ford F-150, according to local police.
"Mr. Johnson disclosed he took possession of the vehicle three days prior and did not know who the owner of the vehicle was," Johnson's arrest affidavit said. "He stated the President of the United States told him in his head he needed to take the vehicle."
Johnson told local police he was told by the president of a great battle between "U.S. aliens fighting with Chinese dragons," authorities said.
"He was told by the President he needed to tell the government" about the conflict, according to arrest records.
He never made it on the base. Johnson was arrested and charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle, per the report.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/man-arrested-space-force-base-aliens-florida-dragons
I mean, the article doesn't specify which president