ペット市場で火災 １００店以上に被害 タイ・バンコク

【バンコクＡＦＰ＝時事】タイの首都バンコクで人気のウイークエンドマーケット、チャトチャックに隣接するペット市場で１１日早朝、火災が発生し、警察発表によると１００店以上が被害を受けた。死傷者の報告はないが、ケージに入った犬、猫、鳥、ヘビなどの死がいが確認された。（写真は、バンコクのウイークエンドマーケット「チャトチャック」に隣接するペット市場で起きた火災現場からニワトリを救出する消防士）
　捜査関係者によると、火災は１１日午前４時（日本時間同午前６時）頃、チャトゥチャック市場に隣接するペット市場の観賞魚ゾーンから発生したとみられ、約１３００平方メートル、１００店以上の露店に延焼した。火は午前６時までに消し止められた。原因は調査中だという。
　地元メディアは動物数百匹が死んだと報じているが、警察関係者は個体数については確認できていないと述べた。
　バンコクのチャッチャート・シッティパン都知事は現場を訪れ、被害を受けた店主を支援するために、生き残った動物の引き取りを人々に呼び掛けた。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2024/06/11-18:49）

A fire ripped through pet shops next to Bangkok's famed Chatuchak market early Tuesday, killing caged dogs, cats, birds and snakes, and damaging more than 100 stalls, police said.
The fire is believed to have started in the ornamental fish zone in Srisomrat Market, adjacent to the bigger Chatuchak, around 4:00 am (2100 GMT), according to Tivakorn Prongseng, a police inspector investigating the case.
The blaze spread to more than 100 stalls across about 1,300 square metres (14,000 square feet), he told AFP.
There were no reports of human casualties, but multiple caged animals were found dead at the market, which belongs to the State Railway of Thailand, he said.
The fire was extinguished by 6:00 am, and the cause is being investigated, Tivakorn added.
Local media reported that hundreds of pets had died in the fire, but Tivakorn said it was too early to say how many had perished.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has set up a presence at the scene to gather information from affected shop owners.
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt visited the site and said people could help affected shop owners by offering to house surviving animals.
Fires have previously damaged sections of the neighbouring, tightly packed Chatuchak market, which sells everything from antiques and electronics to dishwares and food.
The market is a top tourist draw, but also a popular shopping destination for locals.
Conservation groups have previously raised concerns about the sale of live animals in the area, with periodic raids on sellers netting endangered species.