Irishman killed in Thai beach hut fire

An Irishman was killed in a fire that engulfed a row of beach huts in an eastern Thai resort popular among backpackers, police said today.

Jerrey Gerard Scanlon, 29, was found dead in the ashes of the huts that burned down at about 4am Saturday (9pm Friday Irish time) at the Saengtawan resort in Koh Chang, police said.