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Dongporn Budkor, believed to be one of the four victims of a disco blaze

Patong Disco Blaze Killed My Sister, Says Phuket Man

Saturday, August 18, 2012
PHUKET: Floral tributes were being placed outside Phuket's charred Tiger Disco today as a man came forward to say he believes his sister was among the four killed in Friday's nightclub inferno.

Austapon Budkor, 25, told reporters that his sister, Dongporn, 32, failed to return to her Phuket home after heading for a night out on Thursday.

''She always came home,'' Khun Austapon said at the Tiger Disco. ''But we haven't seen her since she went out on Thursday.''

He said his sister wore a distinctive ring, and that may offer a clue to investigators.

The four unidentified bodies were on their way to Bangkok in a panel van today to be examined by experts who will use DNA to determine who they are.

Khun Austapon placed his sister's photograph with flowers outside the disco, where other floral tributes are also being left.

He said Dongporn was part-owner of a guesthouse in the Nanai district of Patong. Last night he went to Kathu Police Station, which oversees Patong, to inform officers that his sister was missing.

It is believed a Frenchman, a Japanese and two Thais were killed in the after-hours disco disaster. A cause has yet to be determined.

Earlier today, power service officials rejected suggestions that the blaze began in a transformer in Soi Bangla, Patong's popular tourist walking street.

Phuket authorities are expected to react eventually to the tragedy with a thorough check on safety standards, fire extinguishers and exits at other venues, probably accompanied by a crackdown on closing times.

The Governor of Phuket and his three vice governors were all in Bangkok for meetings about next year's annual island budget when news of the blaze broke yesterday.

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we are looking for Michael Tzouvanni date of birth 02 July 1983 he was in the fire when phoned his family

Posted by Denise on August 18, 2012 18:13


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