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shēng huó
生活
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Bangkok
Màngǔ
曼谷
bar / pub
jiǔbā
酒吧
fire disaster
huǒzāi
火灾
deaths
sǐwáng
死亡
number of people / death toll
rénshù
人数
to rise to / to reach
shēng zhì
升至
33 people
33 rén
33人
,
investigation
diàochá
调查
still / yet
réng
仍
still (ongoing)
zài
在
to continue
jìxù
继续
。

Bangkok
Màngǔ
曼谷
a / one (for establishments)
yī jiā
一家
bar / pub
jiǔbā
酒吧
fire disaster
huǒzāi
火灾
already
yǐ
已
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
33 people
33 rén
33人
dead / deaths
sǐwáng
死亡
、
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
70 people
70 rén
70人
injured
shòushāng
受伤
,
is / to be
shì
是
Thailand
Tàiguó
泰国
in many years / in recent years
duō nián lái
多年来
most serious / worst
zuì yánzhòng
最严重
(structural particle)
de
的
fire disaster
huǒzāi
火灾
accident / incident
shìgù
事故
。

July 16, 2026 at 11:20 AM

Thailand
Tàiguó
泰国
capital city
shǒudū
首都
Bangkok
Màngǔ
曼谷
a / one (for establishments)
yī jiā
一家
bar / pub
jiǔbā
酒吧
last week
shàngzhōu
上周
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
major fire / blaze
dàhuǒ
大火
,
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
already
yǐ
已
there are
yǒu
有
33 people
33 rén
33人
died / deaths
sǐwáng
死亡
。
major fire
dàhuǒ
大火
at / during
zài
在
late at night
shēnyè
深夜
to occur
fāshēng
发生
,
at that time
dāngshí
当时
many / a lot of
hěn duō
很多
people
rén
人
in / inside
zài
在
bar
jiǔbā
酒吧
inside
lǐ
里
to watch / to see
kàn
看
show / performance
yǎnchū
演出
。
because
yīnwèi
因为
the fire / spread of fire
huǒshì
火势
very quickly
hěn kuài
很快
to spread
mànyán
蔓延
,
so / therefore
suǒyǐ
所以
many
hěn duō
很多
people
rén
人
did not have / there was no
méiyǒu
没有
time
shíjiān
时间
to escape / to flee
táopǎo
逃跑
。
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
70 (people)
70 míng
70名
customers / patrons
gùkè
顾客
to be injured
shòushāng
受伤
,
among them
qízhōng
其中
some / a number of
yīxiē
一些
people
rén
人
condition / situation
qíngkuàng
情况
very / extremely
shífēn
十分
serious / severe
yánzhòng
严重
。
investigators
diàochá rényuán
调查人员
to say / said
shuō
说
,
many
hěn duō
很多
victims / those who died
yùnànzhě
遇难者
to be trapped
bèi kùn
被困
in / at
zài
在
bar
jiǔbā
酒吧
the rear / back section
hòubù
后部
(structural particle)
de
的
restroom / bathroom
xǐshǒujiān
洗手间
inside
lǐ
里
。
this
zhè
这
is / to be
shì
是
Thailand
Tàiguó
泰国
since / from
zì
自
the year 2009
2009 nián
2009年
since (then)
yǐlái
以来
most serious / deadliest
zuì yánzhòng
最严重
(structural particle)
de
的
fire disaster
huǒzāi
火灾
accident / incident
shìgù
事故
。
this time / this
zhè cì
这次
accident
shìgù
事故
to cause / to make
ràng
让
many
hěn duō
很多
people
rén
人
to begin / to start
kāishǐ
开始
to pay attention to / to focus on
guānzhù
关注
Thailand
Tàiguó
泰国
entertainment venues
yúlè chǎngsuǒ
娱乐场所
(structural particle)
de
的
safety / security
ānquán
安全
problem / issue
wèntí
问题
。

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Bangkok Pub Fire Death Toll Rises to 33 as Investigation Continues

A fire at a Bangkok pub has killed 33 people and injured more than 70, making it the deadliest fire in Thailand since 2009.

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sān wèi
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137米
to set / to establish
chuàng
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constant weight
héngzhòng
恒重
freediving
zìyóu qiánshuǐ
自由潜水
men
nánzǐ
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Jiā ná dà
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zuò jiā
作家
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róng huò
荣获
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
Nobel
Nuò bèi ěr
诺贝尔
Prize in Literature
wén xué jiǎng
文学奖
。

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