Waewta Suparerksanon, 62, told BBC Thai that she and four other members of her family escaped from the inferno at about 4am local time. She said she’d lived on the 10th floor of the 24-storey building for 31 years.
Waewta was watching television at around 1am when she heard about the fire. Her younger sister phoned the emergency services number and was told the family should remain in their flat.
“Luckily we didn’t believe [the phone operator] and got out quickly,” Waewta said, noting that it took a while for rescuers to reach them. Firefighters guided residents out via a fire escape.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Busadee Santipitaks told The Nation that the Thai Embassy in London had been in touch with Waewta’s family and another Thai family and was in the process of contacting a third.
The embassy yesterday encouraged Thai citizens in London to stay away from the scene while monitoring updates issued by the local authorities. Anyone in need of assistance or urgent information can call the embassy at 079 186 51720..jpg)
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