SA KEAO - Around 15 shops at Fah Prathan market, part of the renowned border Rong Kluea market in Aranyaprathet district, has been hit by a fire.
After being informed of the fire by the Aranyaprathet rescue team around 3.10am Sunday, police, together with firefighters, rescue teams and officials from related municipalities, rushed to the scene.
More than 10 fire trucks spent over two hours to control the fire, which damaged shops in areas selling second-hand shoes.
Fifteen shops, mostly owned by Cambodian traders who made daily trips across the border to open the shops at around 7am, were destroyed, with damage estimated at 3 million baht in total.
The police will investigate the cause of the fire. They suspected it might have been triggered by an electricity short circuit.