Fire destroys 12 shops in Patong market
PHOTOS: Siam Rath
A fire at a market in Patong early this morning has caused damages estimated at 1 billion baht in value. Five fire trucks raced to the scene at the SB Plaza on Rat-U-Thit road at about 2am. It took firefighters an hour to bring the fire under control.
12 shops were destroyed. No one was injured in the blaze.
At this stage police speculate that the fire was caused by an electrical short-circuit. It was raining sporadically last night.
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