Fireworks + Nightclub- Again. 54 dead in nightclub fire in Bangkok

[cali]

Nightclub fire in Bangkok kills 54Lech Mintowt-Czyz
At least 54 people were tonight killed in a fire in a nightclub in Bangkok.

More than 100 others were injured in the blaze, which broke out during an event for New Year's Eve at the Santika club - a venue popular with both locals and foreigners.

“We were all dancing and suddenly there was a big flame that came out of the front of the stage and everybody was running away,” said one woman who had been in the club.

A witness, Andrew Jones, said survivors leaving the club told him the fire broke out on the stage after fireworks were lit just after midnight.

Witness Oh Benjamas told how dozens of bodies lay on the pavement outside the remains of the venue.

Many of the bodies were charred beyond recognition and the blaze had completely gutted the building.

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5425902.ece

[juno jones]

1. Will they ever learn from the Coconut Grove?

Or does this have to happen everywhere at least once for it to sink in?