Smoke pours from the burning townhouse as firemen quench the flames in Pathum Thani's Lam Luk Ka district on Wednesday morning. A mother and her three sons died in the blaze, trapped behind iron bars intended to keep out thieves. (Photo taken from rescue volunteer Natthaporn Thongkesorn Facebook page)PATHUM THANI - A 43-year-old woman and her three sons died in a fire that raced through their townhouse in Lam Luk Ka district early on Wednesday. The blaze gutted the two-storey townhouse at Pruksa 7 housing estate in tambon Lam Luk Ka, said Pol Lt Col Veerawat Niyomsap, chief investigator at Lam Luk Ka. They were identified later as house owner Benyathip Jiracharoencharatsakul, 43, and her three sons, Kittipong Runghiranruengchot, 14, Kittithanet, 11 and Kittisak, 7, Thai media reported.

Source: Bangkok Post August 02, 2017 05:15 UTC