A 23 year old Russian tourist lost all her personal items in a fire at her room at the Chao Praya Resort on Thepprasit road while she was relaxing after a town visit with her friends in the resort’s swimming pool.
Police and 5 fire engines rushed to the scene to control the fire on the third floor of the building.
The Russian lady lost all her belongings including 1,500 in baht, 500 US dollars, 10,000 Russian Ruble, a computer notebook, all her garments, passport and personal documents.
She was left with just the swimsuit she was wearing.
Firemen eventually extinguish the flames
The blaze which lasted for 30 minutes is estimated to have cost over 200,000 baht including all the damage to the room itself.
Police believe the fire had been caused by a electrical short circuit and an investigation is now underway to find the actual cause of this unfortunate incident.
