120 shops gutted, one injured in huge Bangkok Jodd Fairs market blaze

Fire officials said the fire started at a garments shop at around 4pm and quickly spread to the other stalls. - The Nation/ANN

BANGKOK: A fire broke out at a popular open market in central Bangkok on Wednesday (Dec 13), gutting some 120 shops and sending plumes of black smoke that could be all over the Thai capital.

A 21-year-old woman was treated for smoke inhalation.