I thought we'd grow old together, says band leader whose girlfriend died in Thai bar inferno

I thought we'd grow old together, says band leader whose girlfriend died in Thai bar infernoTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Nahathai Satjalert, who sung for Thai indie band Thotsakan, was among four band members killed in the fireByPanisa AemochaBBC ThaiPublished1 hour agoOne moment, Athipat Wichan was tinkering with song ideas off stage while watching his band perform to a packed crowd at a bar in Bangkok. The next, a ferocious fire had engulfed the stage and cut off power, prompting him to run for his life."I fumbled around until I found the entrance to the door, but flames shot towards me as soon as I reached it," Athipat told BBC Thai a day after the deadly blaze at Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao, which left 33 people dead and 15 others critically injured."I almost didn't make it out in time."The tragedy hit Athipat's band, Thotsakan, especially hard.Four of its 11 members – female vocalist Nahathai Satjalert, male vocalist Thitiwat Kaewkanha, keyboardist Pruttipong Phutmon and drummer Nathaphat Thammanitha – are among the dead.Nahathai was also Athipat's girlfriend.Image source, ThotsakanImage caption, Athipat says he regrets bringing his girlfriend Nahathai (left) into the band"I had imagined us being together until we're old, her scolding me until we're old, but now I can't hear her voice any more." The 32-year-old band leader spoke to BBC Thai at Nahathai's funeral, with monks chanting in the background. Many in the funeral hall were beside themselves with grief. Several members of Thotsakan were also present.An emotional Athipat says he regrets bringing his girlfriend into the band. "I shouldn't have let you be here..."I want to apologise and I want to say that I love her very much and will continue to love her every day."Athipat, who sustained injuries to his head and arms, is also devastated about h...