Bangkok furniture factory fire rages on after 20 hours

A fire that began on Sunday evening continued to burn at a large furniture plant in Bangkok's Lat Krabang district on Monday. The officials have set up a command center and temporary shelters for residents of nearby communities and housing estates affected by the heat and smoke. 

The factory’s first floor partially collapsed, due to the intensity of the fire.  There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. The factory was closed when the fire began on Sunday. The city's disaster mitigation chief, said burning furniture material was giving off thick smoke, preventing firefighters from entering the building. 

The factory walls were showing cracks and the steel support structure could collapse.