BANGKOK—More than a thousand exotic animals, reptiles, and pets perished in a sprawling market in Thailand’s capital Bangkok after a fire ripped through over a hundred shops in the early hours of Tuesday, authorities said.
The blaze ravaged around 1,300 square meters (13,993 square feet) of the Chatuchak Weekend Market killing more than 1,000 animals including snakes, spiders, and Siamese fighting fish, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt told reporters.
