Forensic officers went to the area to investigate the cause of the fire that burned down a shop under the Airport Link, Ramkhamhaeng. Vendors revealed that 60 shops were burned down, but fortunately they had insurance. The estimated damage is 10 million baht. Progress on the fire incident at shops under the Airport Link Ramkhamhaeng Station near Khlong Tan Intersection. The incident occurred early this morning. Mr. Bancha Suebkraphan, Director of Suan Luang District, inspected the fire incident at the shops under the Airport Link and revealed that the situation has returned to normal after the fire broke out at approximately 4:00 AM. The inspection found that the fire was burning shops on the first and second floors, which are the shopping zones, totaling approximately 30 shops. The building is still structurally sound, but some areas may have been affected, such as escalators, elevators, and electrical appliances located near the fire, which are currently damaged and unusable. As a result, people using the BTS at the Airport Link Ramkhamhaeng Station must temporarily use the stairs instead. As for the cause of the fire, forensic officers are currently investigating the incident, while the Suan Luang District Office is urgently notifying the owner of the building. Initial reports indicate that it belongs to Airport Link Company Limited to inspect the building's stability and strength. For the inspection at the Airport Link station, it is now known that it has not been affected, only the escalator may have been damaged due to the heat, so the train service can be opened as usual, allowing people to walk up and down the stairs instead of escalators, because during the morning rush hour, there are many people using the service. At the same time, the district has inspected and registered to collect the names of shop owners to find a way to compensate shop owners in the area. The group of local entrepreneurs revealed that the damages were worth hundreds of thousands of baht because a large amount of stock was store d, averaging 100,000-1,000,000 baht per store. In addition, it was the end of the month, so there were orders to store products in the store because it was the time when there would be a lot of customers coming to buy or use the services. As for the compensation, the district initially coordinated that each store would receive compensation of approximately 10,000 baht. For this part, we will have to follow up on the compensation with the building owner to see if they have insurance or not. The manager of the damaged shops from the fire revealed that all shops must have insurance, which is specified in the rental contract. From a visual assessment, it is estimated that 60 shops were damaged by the fire, with a combined value of over 10 million baht. After this, there will be a meeting to assess compensation and compensation for the damages. As for the cause of the fire, we have to wait for the forensic officers to investigate again. -415-Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency