A U.S. man was among three people killed by a fire that broke out in a hotel near Bangkok's popular Khao San Road area, Thai police say.

Thai police say a fire broke out at a hotel in a popular tourism area in Bangkok, killing three foreigners and injuring several other people.

A Brazilian woman was found dead at the scene, and two men, one American, and one Ukrainian, were pronounced dead at a local hospital

Three people, from the United States, Brazil and Ukraine, were killed after a fire broke out at a hotel near Bangkok's popular backpacker district on Sunday night, authorities said, with seven others being treated in hospital.

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As many as three people were killed and seven others were injured in a fire incident in a hotel near Khao San Road in Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok on Sunday

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The fire injured at least seven others after igniting on the fifth floor of the six-storey Ember Hotel near to Bangkok's popular backpacker district.

Police are investigating the incident, which has prompted questions about the hotel's safety and that of others in the area