Grieving relatives of the victims of a huge Bangkok bar fire claimed their bodies on July 14 as the death toll rose to 30, even as others held out hope that missing loved ones were alive.

The bar in Thailand’s capital was crowded with hundreds of revellers at the time of the suspected electrical fire.

Unconfirmed reports say nine men and 18 women were victims of the blaze.

Of those injured and hospitalised, 22 are in critical condition