# Tourist almost burns down apartment block in Thailand after falling asleep while frying chicken

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tourist-almost-burns-down-apartment-block-in-thailand-after-falling-asleep-while-frying-chicken/
- Published: 2026-11-04T17:04:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T06:57:20+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/world-news/tourist-almost-burns-down-apartment-block-in-thailand-after-falling-asleep-while-frying-chicken/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A tourist fell asleep with chicken frying on the stove.
- Smoke spread across three floors of a Pattaya apartment block.
- No injuries were reported, though residents were alarmed.

## Summary

A Dutch tourist nearly caused a fire in a Pattaya apartment block after falling asleep while frying chicken, leaving the stove on. Smoke spread through several floors and residents had to be woken and evacuated, prompting a response from police and fire crews.

The incident happened at Laguna Beach Resort in the early hours of 31 October, after 30-year-old Fethullah Ezka had been drinking. Responders found charred chicken in a pan in his flat, while Ezka was asleep; no one was injured or killed, but the smoke caused widespread panic. Emergency services say they are working overtime as tourist numbers bring more people into difficulty.

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