11.   Exits had been locked by supervisors to ensure workers would not take unauthorized breaks.

12.   Fire exits were reportedly locked to keep guests from leaving without paying their bills.

13.   Four exits were locked and could not be opened from the inside, it said.

14.   Four exits were locked and could not be opened from the inside.

15.   Others alleged that fire exits had been locked by security guards.

16.   Police said factory supervisors had locked emergency exits to prevent workers from taking breaks.

17.   Thai Interior Minister Snoh Thienthong blamed the high number of fatalities on hotel operators who locked emergency exits to prevent customers from leaving without paying.

18.   The dance hall was overcrowded and exits were locked, trapping customers in the burning building, the reports said.

19.   The other exit was locked.

20.   Houses of Parliament police locked every exit to guard against intruders.