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Fire at Bangkok’s Chatuchak Weekend Market destroys 30 shops

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Monday, June 3, 2019 07:30

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PHOTO: JS 100 radio

Bangkok’s famous Chatuchak weekend market caught fire near the Gate 1 area last night. Traffic Police and JS 100 traffic radio stations first reported the blaze around 9.15pm at the sprawling Chatuchak market, north of Bangkok’s main city area.

The intense blaze took about an hour to bring under control. Many people reported on their social media accounts that the fire has destroyed up to 30 shops, including all the contents. No reports of deaths but 2 people have been reported as injured as a result of the fire.

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RT@I_KNEW: 22.08น. จตุจักรไฟยังไม่ดับดาวน์โหลดแอปพลิเคชั่น #JS100 ได้ที่ >> goo.gl/hoc9w8

Posted by JS100 Radio on Sunday, June 2, 2019

You can see from aerial photos that the fire started at Gate 1 of the popular market. Opening hours for Sunday are between 9am-6pm so the crowds were long-gone before the fire started.

Police are visiting the site again this morning to help determine the cause of the fire.

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