Hotel fire in Bangkok tourist area kills three foreigners

A police forensics team arriving at the hotel in Bangkok. Picture: AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit

A fire broke out at a hotel near Bangkok’s Khao San Road, a popular tourist destination, killing three foreigners and injuring several other people, Thai police have said.

The three who died in the fire on Sunday night were all foreign tourists, Police Colonel Sanong Saengmanee told The Associated Press.