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CHAIWAT SATYAEM

Fire ravages Hua Hin resort; all tourists, staff safe

Four villas at Dhevan Dara Resort and Spa in Hua Hin district of Prachuap Khiri Khan caught fire on Sunday. (Photo by Chaiwat Satyaem)

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Fire engulfed four villas at a famous resort in Hua Hin district, but all staff members and guests are safe.

The fire at Dhevan Dara Resort and Spa started at 11.40am on Sunday. The fire appeared to have started in a patch of weeds outside the compound. A guest villa close to the fence then caught fire, and the blaze spread to three other villas, according to hotel staff and the Phetkasem Hua Hin rescue volunteer unit.

Police said more than 15 fire engines from Hua Hin, Pran Buri district of Prachuap Khiri Khan and Cha-am district of Phetchaburi were called to the scene and were able to bring the fire under control in about two hours. The damage was preliminarily estimated to be at least 10 million baht.

Forensic police will determine the actual cause of the fire from evidence collected from the scene, said Pol Col Damrongsak Thongngamkrakul, the deputy provincial police chief.

Pol Maj Varodom Bairuea, chief of the Tourist Police in Hua Hin, said all guests were safe.

A firefighter sprays water to prevent other structures at Dhevan Dara Resort and Spa in Hua Hin from catching fire on Sunday. (Photo by Chaiwat Satyaem)
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