The Santika Club fire occurred on Thursday, January 1, 2009, in the Santika Club nightclub in Watthana, Bangkok, Thailand, where New Year celebrations were taking place. A total of 66 people were killed and another 222 injured when fire swept through the nightclub during the New Year's celebration as a band coincidentally called Burn was playing. The fire broke out at 12:35 a.m. and citizens of thirteen countries were among the injured.
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