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House fire kills 73 cats and elderly couple in Bangkok
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A house fire killed an elderly couple and 73 cats in Bangkok’s Thon Buri district yesterday morning, July 18, while 17 surviving cats were rescued and are now awaiting adoption .
Key facts
- A house fire killed an elderly couple and 73 cats in Bangkok’s Thon Buri district yesterday morning, July 18, while 17 surviving cats were rescued and are now awaiting adoption .
- Police from Samre Police Station were called to a house fire in Samre subdistrict at around 6am
- Firefighters brought the fire under control within about 15 minutes.
- After entering the property, emergency responders found the bodies of a 62 year old man and a 58 year old woman inside a second-floor room
Summary
Police from Samre Police Station were called to a house fire in Samre subdistrict at around 6am. Firefighters from Talat Phlu Fire and Rescue Station, together with volunteers from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation, also responded to the emergency.
The blaze had already engulfed the first floor of the three-storey house and was spreading to the second floor when crews arrived. Firefighters brought the fire under control within about 15 minutes.