A musician who was performing when the fire broke out says he crawled for the exit - and was thrown from the bar when something exploded.

Thai indie band Thotsakan was performing at a packed bar in Bangkok on Sunday when band manager Ice Athipat Wijarn, seated off stage, saw smoke emerging from behind the keyboardist. The keyboardist, Kwang, shouted for people to flee - and within seconds a fierce blaze tore through Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao, in the city's vibrant Chatuchak district. Ice recalls fumbling with the door in the smoke-engulfed room as he tried to escape. "Everybody was running, squeezing into each other," he told Thai talk show Hone-Krasae. He crawled towards the exit - then something exploded, throwing him out of the bar. The blaze killed at least 28 people and left dozens more injured, authorities confirmed on Monday. Kwang, along with Thotsakan's female singer Breeze and drummer Bew, died after succumbing to their injuries, according to a Facebook post from another band member, Patchara Songphatkaew. "Maybe a miracle will happen," Patchara wrote. "Let's pray things turn out well." Thotsakan's lead singer Tik Chaichana managed to escape unscathed only because he went to the washroom moments before the fire broke out, Thai media reported. Videos online showed him sobbing as he ran out of the burning bar.