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Tiger group charged over Phuket disco fire

Tiger group charged over Phuket disco fire

PHUKET: Patong Police Superintendent Chiraphat Pochanaphan has announced that Sara Entertainment Co, the operators of Tiger Discotheque, along with chief executive Piya Isaramalai, have been charged with negligence causing death, along with physical and mental injury to other people, and with trading after hours.


By Tanyaluk Sakoot

Tuesday 2 October 2012 02:11 PM


The burned-out wreckage of the disco where four people died.

The burned-out wreckage of the disco where four people died.

This follows the deadly blaze on August 17 in which four people – two Thais and two foreigners – died, and in which a French tourist was severely burned.

Evidence submitted to support the charges includes the architects’ report citing many ways in which the disco broke safety laws, and a separate forensic report that found the fire started inside the building and was not triggered by lightning, as claimed by Tiger’s lawyer, Tomrongsak Boonyaruk.

Causing death by negligence carries a maximum penalty in Thai law of 10 years in prison and/or a fine of no more than B20,000.

Mr Tomrongsak told The Phuket News, “Sara Entertainment is ready to fight these charges.”