Pattaya floating market in hot water: Fire disaster causes millions in losses

Pattaya’s Four Regions Floating Market succumbed to a fierce inferno, causing extensive damage and leaving a financial toll of at least 50 million baht. The fire, said to have ignited at a wooden restroom building, was reported at 8.30pm yesterday, with no significant injuries or fatalities reported as of yet.

Located on Sukhumvit Road, the Four Regions Floating Market was besieged by the blaze, prompting a swift response from the Pattaya City Police, firefighters with about 20 fire engines, and the local press. Although the fire was largely subdued, small pockets of flames and embers persisted, posing a continued challenge to the firefighters.

According to market staff, they noticed sparks just as they were finishing work around 7pm, which swiftly grew into a fire that began at the wooden toilets in the heart of the market. The fire rapidly…