Nurse Dies in Hospital Staff Housing Fire in Uttaradit
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Uttaradit — October 20, 2026: A 48-year-old nurse was found dead after a fire destroyed a wooden staff residence at Phichai Hospital in Uttaradit province early this morning. Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze.
The fire broke out at about 06:00 at the hospital's staff accommodation in Phichai district. Fire engines from In Mueang Municipality, In Mueang Subdistrict Administrative Organization, and Ban Mo Subdistrict Administrative Organization, along with the Kho Rum rescue team, were dispatched to the scene.
The building was a wooden structure divided into four rooms. Firefighters and water trucks worked to extinguish the blaze, bringing it under control after about an hour.
A preliminary inspection found the body of a 48-year-old professional nurse inside one of the rooms. She worked at Phichai Hospital and was from Thong Saen Khan district, Uttaradit.
Investigators from Phichai Police Station and forensic officers from the Uttaradit Provincial Police Forensic Unit cordoned off the area to collect evidence and determine the cause of the fire.
Authorities have not yet disclosed what sparked the blaze.
