India, July 13 -- At least 27 people were killed and more than 60 others injured after a fire broke out at an eatery in Bangkok's Chatuchak district on Monday, media reports said.

Videos that went viral on social media showed people rushing out of the eatery as flames rapidly spread through the building.

Eyewitnesses told the BBC that the fire started near the bar's stage and spread quickly, cutting off power and filling the premises with thick smoke.

The exact cause of the fire at the Rong Beer Na Ladprao eatery on Lat Phrao Road remains unclear.

According to local media reports, the injured were rushed to several hospitals across the city.

Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipun...