City-wide drive after Mountain B inferno
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is boosting protection inspections at Khao San Road night time entertainment venues in a bid to increase visitor safety.
Greater public attention to such venues’ security standards comes after a blaze earlier this month engulfed the Mountain B bar in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district, killing 19 people.
Bangkok deputy governor Tavida Kamolvej on Tuesday told media that the proceed is part of a broader effort to make sure safety standards are maintained in sites across the city.
In Phra Nakhon district, the particular BMA has ordered the closure of the restaurant and bar on Khao San Road until it could improve its structural safety, while 11 others have been suspended as they didn’t meet hygiene standards, Microsoft Tavida said.
She stated district officers are also receiving complaints from residents about sound, hygiene and overcrowded Khao San Road pubs.
As people are often packed in evening spots along Khao San Road, the particular BMA wanted to ensure that each venue provides emergency exits using more than one entrance door, she said, adding that business owners must ensure that such exits are not obstructed in any way.
Street vendors in the encircling area likewise must ensure their stalls tend not to block building exits, Ms Tavida mentioned.
The BMA has already discussed with Phra Nakhon councillor Sasithorn Prasitpornudom how to best assist venue owners and operators in regards to safety and health issues, the lady said.
The councillor stated that she will work closely with the district officers to monitor the security of Khao San Road entertainment locations.
Microsoft Tavida said Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt on June twenty ordered an increase in the inspections of this kind of venues so to ensure safety standards are usually met.
Safety inspections are currently being carried out simply by each district office each week with the accompanying report being submitted to the BMA every Tuesday, Ms Tavida said.
Earlier this 30 days, the BMA said it had discovered 83 entertainment sites with safety issues, she said.
Local authorities are usually following up on just how these venues make improvements, Ms Tavida added.