CHONBURI — 4 August 2026, Residents of a condominium in Pattaya were evacuated early Monday after a fire tore through a sixth-floor room, causing extensive damage but no injuries.
Police were alerted at about 02:36 to a fire from the sixth floor in Building D at the condominium in Bang Lamung district, Chonburi. Firefighters, disaster-relief teams and rescue volunteers responded as smoke spread through the building.
Thai and foreign residents were evacuated while firefighters worked to prevent the blaze from spreading. The fire was brought under control after about two hours.
The room’s owner said she woke after smelling smoke and found flames in the kitchen near an electric stove. She grabbed her phone and fled to seek help from neighbours and condominium staff, but the fire spread quickly.
She said she suspected her cat may have stepped on the stove’s power switch, claiming something similar had happened before. However, the cause has not been confirmed.
Forensic officers from Chonburi’s Regional Forensic Science Division 2 will inspect the scene to determine how the fire started.