Bangkok Fire

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.

Several passengers were forced to leap into the sea to flee the fire. Authorities have verified that there were no injuries.

On October 3, a shooter opened fire inside at the Siam Paragon Mall in Bangkok and killed at least two people

Two people were killed and five others injured after a 14-year-old opened fire at the mall. The teenager was arrested by the police.

Thai police on Tuesday said they had arrested a 14-year-old suspected gunman after a shooting at a luxury mall in the capital Bangkok that emergency services said had killed one person and injured several others.

A high-school student was killed and dozens were injured after a fire extinguisher exploded during a safety drill at a Bangkok school on Friday, police said.

Three protesters were injured when Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at a Bangkok rally Friday -- the third time this week -- as coronavirus cases soar and anger builds over the government's handling of the pandemic.

An explosion near Bangkok's international airport Monday left a plastics factory in flames, killing at least one firefighter and wounding 33 people as rescue workers struggled to extinguish the blaze hours later.

An ex-policeman killed two people in a Thai court before being shot dead by police after he opened fire on two plaintiffs, and their lawyers, who had accused him of laying false charges and giving false testimony, police said on Tuesday.

At least two people died and 16 were injured when fire broke out on Wednesday at a shopping centre in Bangkok, forcing some people to jump from the burning building.

A fire department in northern Bangkok has not received a call for a fire since June. But for trapping a slithery foe? There is a 24-hour hotline. "The work (catching snakes) is quite a lot," said Suraphong Suepchai, a 46-year-old firefighter working in the Thai capital's Lat Yao district. "For firefighting, we have none."

Thai media came under fire Wednesday for publishing images of a man killing his infant daughter in a Facebook Live video, a grim case that sparked outrage and raised fears of copycat killings.

An air ambulance of an Indian hospital caught fire and crash landed near Bangkok, killing the pilot and injuring four others, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted tonight.

A large collapsed part of the roof at a Bangkok movie theater complex today but caused no serious injuries.

It's a bird... it's a plane... it's Superman... no wait - on fire?

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.

Several passengers were forced to leap into the sea to flee the fire. Authorities have verified that there were no injuries.

On October 3, a shooter opened fire inside at the Siam Paragon Mall in Bangkok and killed at least two people

Two people were killed and five others injured after a 14-year-old opened fire at the mall. The teenager was arrested by the police.

Thai police on Tuesday said they had arrested a 14-year-old suspected gunman after a shooting at a luxury mall in the capital Bangkok that emergency services said had killed one person and injured several others.

A high-school student was killed and dozens were injured after a fire extinguisher exploded during a safety drill at a Bangkok school on Friday, police said.

Three protesters were injured when Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at a Bangkok rally Friday -- the third time this week -- as coronavirus cases soar and anger builds over the government's handling of the pandemic.

An explosion near Bangkok's international airport Monday left a plastics factory in flames, killing at least one firefighter and wounding 33 people as rescue workers struggled to extinguish the blaze hours later.

An ex-policeman killed two people in a Thai court before being shot dead by police after he opened fire on two plaintiffs, and their lawyers, who had accused him of laying false charges and giving false testimony, police said on Tuesday.

At least two people died and 16 were injured when fire broke out on Wednesday at a shopping centre in Bangkok, forcing some people to jump from the burning building.

A fire department in northern Bangkok has not received a call for a fire since June. But for trapping a slithery foe? There is a 24-hour hotline. "The work (catching snakes) is quite a lot," said Suraphong Suepchai, a 46-year-old firefighter working in the Thai capital's Lat Yao district. "For firefighting, we have none."

Thai media came under fire Wednesday for publishing images of a man killing his infant daughter in a Facebook Live video, a grim case that sparked outrage and raised fears of copycat killings.

An air ambulance of an Indian hospital caught fire and crash landed near Bangkok, killing the pilot and injuring four others, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted tonight.

A large collapsed part of the roof at a Bangkok movie theater complex today but caused no serious injuries.

It's a bird... it's a plane... it's Superman... no wait - on fire?