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Chatuchak Market fire kills hundreds of caged animals
Hundreds of caged animals died Tuesday (11 June) after a fire struck Bangkok’s Chatuchak Weekend Market, one of the most famous markets in Thailand’s capital. The fire was reported early in the morning and quickly swept across more than 100 shops in the market’s pet section.
Thai media reports suggested that the fire killed several hundred animals, including puppies, fish, snakes, birds and rabbits, kept in cages and locked inside the shops, as it took about an hour to get the fire under control. There are no reports of human casualties.
