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Fire at Empire Tower
- October 16, 2003
Reuters:
Police said the blaze erupted on the 45th floor
of the 59-storey Empire Building, which houses the
offices of the Thai-German chamber of commerce,
Samsung, KPMG, Taiwan's unofficial embassy and a
subsidiary of Belgium's Tractebel...
"The building's fire alarm system did not work,"
said Natcha Ongwongskul, a 28-year-old official
of the Thai-German chamber who was among more than
40 employees who descended the stairs from the 25th
floor. "The building operator called people
on each floor to evacuate," she said
Right:
Shortly after the
alarm sounded yesterday at Empire
Tower, this photo of the building was taken.
There was no external smoke visible.
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(Photo: 2Bangkok.com)
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