Thai Examiner
Huge fire in central Bangkok at a major electronics retail centre. Governor Chadchart was on the scene
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Bangkok’s Khlong Thom electronics hub burns through the night as repeated explosions tear across shops and sections collapse. Three emergency workers are injured, water runs short and thick smoke drifts from Chinatown toward Bang Sue across the city.
Key facts
- Bangkok’s Khlong Thom electronics hub burns through the night as repeated explosions tear across shops and sections collapse
- Flammable stock feeds Khlong Thom inferno as explosions rip through shops and threaten neighbours
- Firefighters contain flames as collapsing awning injures crews and blocks the search of Khlong Thom
- Water shortage hits fire crews as parking structure collapses and Bangkok governor reaches the scene
- Three emergency workers injured as toxic smoke from Khlong Thom fire drifts across northern Bangkok
- Videos of explosions and advancing flames before structural failures force crews onto the streets
Summary
A major fire ripped through Bangkok’s Khlong Thom Centre on Friday night, triggering explosions and collapsing parts of the parking structure. Three emergency workers were injured as intense flames, heavy smoke and a water shortage battered crews from nine fire stations. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt reached the scene as smoke drifted towards Bang Sue and residents were warned to close windows.
A major fire tore through Khlong Thom Centre in central Bangkok on Friday night, injuring three emergency workers. Flames consumed ground-floor shops before reaching a mezzanine beneath the parking area. Intermittent explosions sounded inside as the building suffered several structural collapses. Firefighters contained the blaze within the centre, but overnight suppression work continued.