A U.S. man was among three people killed by a fire that broke out in a hotel near Bangkok's popular Khao San Road area, Thai police say.

Thai police say a fire broke out at a hotel in a popular tourism area in Bangkok, killing three foreigners and injuring several other people.

Three foreign tourists died in a fire that ripped through a hotel in central Bangkok on Sunday night. The blaze, at the Ember Hotel in the Thai capital’s historic Phra Nakhon district, also left seven others with injuries.

The fire, which broke out in Bangkok's Ember Hotel on December 29, killed U.S. tourist, Freeman Timothy Jr., and Brazilian Carolina Pimentel Canales de Albuquerque (pictured with fiancé, Fernando).

A tragic event unfolded in Thailand's capital, where a fire at a hotel claimed the lives of three foreign tourists and left several others injured. The incident has caused widespread fear, with concerns about its potential effect on New Year's Eve celebrations,

The fire broke out at a hotel near Bangkok's popular backpacker district on Sunday (December 29), authorities said, with seven others being treated in hospital. A spokesperson for the Royal Thai Police said on Monday (December 30) the three deceased were a woman from Brazil who died at the scene,