The news was confirmed by her boyfriend, singer and band leader, Athipat "Ice" Wijarn. In a TV interview with Thai talk show Hone-Krasae, he said: "The sight of my girlfriend’s body being carried out, the sight of my friend who was burned in the fire and everything that happened are still etched in my mind," He admitted he tried to revive Breeze by giving her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation when her body was brought outside, but it was too late. Breeze originally came from Roi Et province, and had been performing in local venues from a young age. She had moved to Bangkok to further her career.

Several members of the 11-person band, who play Thai and international cover songs, were onstage when the fire broke out at around 11pm.

"Our keyboard player spotted the smoke first and shouted at me to run. When I realised there was a fire, I could smell smoke... I shouted for my girlfriend (Breeze), but then the power went out," Athipat reflected.

"I felt terrible," he added admitting he regretted not telling patrons to evacuate at the first sign of fire. He explained the venue had previously had issues with power outages before due to electrical problems, so he had assumed it was just another power glitch.

"I still feel I reacted too slowly. I should have shouted to warn everyone, but everything happened so fast and there was so much chaos that I didn't have time," he said.

Firefighters were called to a scene just after midnight where they found patrons fleeing through the flame-enveloped front door of the venue.

It was the deadliest fire in Thailand since a blaze tore through Bangkok's Santika club during New Year celebrations in 2009, killing 67 people and injuring more than 200.

National police chief Kitrat Panphet said his investigators were hoping to speak to the owner of the bar, who is currently in intensive care.

"Most of the people who died were found in the toilets. When the fire broke out, they panicked. There were no lights," he told reporters.