Bangkok: A fire broke out at a major mall complex in Thailand's capital on Wednesday, killing at least two people and injuring more than a dozen, officials said.
The extent of the fire at Bangkok's Central World complex, which includes a hotel, a convention centre and an office tower, was small, but it caused the shopping mall's evacuation.
The blaze was quickly extinguished, but smoke still needed to be released from several floors, and firefighters were seen entering the building with masks and oxygen tanks.
Bangkok Governor Assawin Kwanmuang initially told reporters that three people died, one at the scene and two at a hospital.
He later said that two people were confirmed dead, but did not explain the discrepancy.
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The city's Erawan Emergency Radio network said 17 people were injured.
The company that operates Central World said in a statement that the two people who died were company employees.
Assawin said the fire was believed to have started in a document storage room in one of the buildings that is part of the complex.
