Animals killed as fire rips through Bangkok pet market
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Bangkok: A fire ripped through pet shops next to Bangkok s famed Chatuchak market early Tuesday, killing caged dogs, cats, birds and snakes, and damag...
Bangkok: A fire ripped through pet shops next to Bangkok's famed Chatuchak market early Tuesday, killing caged dogs, cats, birds and snakes, and damaging more than 100 stalls, police said.
The fire is believed to have started in the ornamental fish zone in Srisomrat Market, adjacent to the bigger Chatuchak, around 4:00 am (2100 GMT), according to Tivakorn Prongseng, a police inspector investigating the case.
The blaze spread to more than 100 stalls across about 1,300 square metres (14,000 square feet), he told AFP.
There were no reports of human casualties, but multiple caged animals were found dead at the market, which belongs to the State Railway of Thailand, he said.