Athipat Wichan tells BBC Thai he regrets bringing his girlfriend Nahathai into his indie band Thotsakan.
Firefighters arrived at the scene in the Chatuchak district to find patrons running through flames to escape.
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.
At least 28 people have died and 25 are critically injured after a fire tore through a bar in a popular Bangkok district.
The BBC’s South East Asia correspondent visits the site where at least 27 people were killed during a bar fire in Thailand.
Footage shows the aftermath of a deadly fire at a Bangkok pub that broke out just after midnight local time on Monday.
Police and rescue officials said the collision sparked a fire that engulfed the bus.
Rory McColl had his passport confiscated after what he claims was a mix-up and faces a three month wait for a court hearing.
After having his passport confiscated by police, Rory McColl was released on bail but unable to leave the country.
