Tourists fled as a fire broke out at a sauna in Pattaya.

Holidaymakers and staff ran out of the Sands Sauna Beach Club Pattaya after a blaze erupted in the sauna room on Saturday, June 14.

Dramatic footage shows plumes of thick smoke swelling from the establishment as a raging fire ripped through the building.

Firefighters arrived at the scene and extinguished after receiving a report at 5:30 pm. They extinguished the flames in 20 minutes with no injuries or casualties reported.

Police Captain Chainaret Phengkhaen of the Pattaya City Police Station said: 'We believe an electric short circuit may have started the fire. Forensic police will conduct an inspection. The initial damage was estimated to be at least one million baht.'

Fires in Thailand are commonly caused by aging electrical infrastructure, extensive use of wood in construction, and regional heatwaves that can exacerbate fire risks. Rapid fire response can also be hampered in densely packed neighbourhoods where narrow streets can delay firefighting efforts.

On June 7, French husband Dandrieu Thierry, 57, and his Thai wife escaped a condominium fire caused by an electric bike explosion in the Thai Sin City.

On May 7, guests fled from the city's La Santir Condominium after an air conditioner short-circuited and sparked a large fire.