Pattaya Tourist Police assist foreign couple after condo washing machine fire

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The foreign room owner and partner escaped without injury and received assistance from Tourist Police following the incident.

PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist Police and patrol officers from Pattaya City Police Station inspected a fifth-floor condominium room in Soi Phra Tamnak 6 after a fire broke out at around 12.31pm on November 13, 2026. Firefighters had already brought the blaze under control, preventing it from spreading to other rooms.

The foreign room owner told officers that the fire started when the washing machine short-circuited. The owner and their partner quickly escaped to seek help, and neither was injured. Tourist Police attended to the occupants, offered reassurance and assistance, and coordinated with the investigating officer on the necessary procedures. Tourists needing emergency assistance can contact the Tourist Police hotline 1155, available 24 hours a day.

A washing machine is believed to have short-circuited and started the fire inside the fifth-floor condominium room in Pattaya.