Fire at a popular open market in Bangkok spews black smoke visible for miles

The fire at a popular open market, as seen from a nearby building in central Bangkok on Dec 13, 2023, spewing clouds of black smoke. - Dusadee Deena Chiewcharnvalichakij via AP

BANGKOK: A fire at a popular open market in central Bangkok on Wednesday (Dec 13) spewed clouds of black smoke visible from all over the Thai capital.

Video footage taken from nearby buildings showed parts of two rows of covered stalls at the JODD Fairs Rama 9 market blazing fiercely as people continued to walk nearby. The market is located on a block between a major department store along a thoroughfare and an office building.