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A fire at the 150-year-old Sam Phran Market spread from abandoned houses, destroying 12 booths.

15 May 2024
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A fire broke out in an abandoned house in a 150 year old market in Sam Phran District, Nakhon Pathom Province amid hot weather and strong winds. It spread and burned 12 booths. The cause is not yet known. and damages at 3:00 p.m. on May 14, 2024. Police Lieutenant Colonel Kantheera Chanpana, Inspector of Sam Phran Police Station, Nakhon Pathom Province, received a report of a fire inside the old Sam Phran Market. Next to Ban Sam Phran School, Village No. 8, Sam Phran Subdistrict, Sam Phran District, Nakhon Pathom Province, therefore went to the scene of the incident together. Pol. Col. Paiboon Praesinuan, Superintendent of Sam Phran Police Station Mr. Thammasak Jiravithayaphong, Mayor of Sam Phran City Sam Phran Municipality fire truck Rai Khing Municipality Nakhon Pathom Municipality, Om Yai Subdistrict Municipality, Nakhon Chai Si Subdistrict Municipality, Nakhon Chai Si District, Subdistrict Administrative Organization, nearby disaster relief units. Sukhsalanukroh Nakhon Pathom Foundation at the scene found fire quickly engulfing a two-story house. and spread to the building on the opposite side of the road next to Ban Sampran School. Neighbors helped to carry things out. Commercial buildings next to and in front of the scene of the incident Firefighters sprayed water and it took more than an hour to bring the fire under control. Initially, the fire destroyed 12 booths. Eyewitnesses were asked. Said that he saw smoke coming from the back of house number 52, where no one was living. It was an abandoned house and the fire was severe because it was a wooden house and the wind was strong. As for the cause and damages, we still don’t know. We have to wait for forensic officials to investigate. The Sam Phran Old Market is more than 150 years old. There is a building along the Tha Chin River, an old wooden building with two floors next to each other, containing more than 100 rooms. In front is a commercial building and a fresh market. It is next to Ban Sam Phran School, Sam Phran Police Station and Sam Phran District Office.