Fire burns down 50 makeshift rooms belonging to construction workers in Samut Prakan
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A fire burned down 50 rooms in a temporary shelter used by construction workers in Samut Prakan’s Bangplee district on Monday.
Policde said the fire started at 10.30am at the temporary shelter in Tambon Bang Kaew in Bangplee.
The makeshift shelter was built on a barren plot of land.
Police said the fire burned 30 rooms in one row and spread to damage 20 more rooms in another row.
Ten fire engines took about an hour to control the blaze.
Police said the fire might have been caused by short circuit.
