Exotic species swim free in abandoned mall. Photo: Kajonsak Intarapong/ Coconuts Bangkok
Thousands of exotic fish species who’ve lived in the basement of an abandoned shopping mall were removed from their home yesterday as the building will be drained.
The New World shopping mall, a roofless, four-story building near Khaosan Road, had become one of Bangkok’s unofficial, bizarre attractions after rain filled its basement and exotic species reproduced to turn it into an unusual aquarium.
Officials from the Inland Fisheries Research and Development Center said it would take two days to catch all the aquatic creatures and relocate them their facilities. This was done to prevent curious visitors from harm as the building’s structure is unsound. The water will be drained as the fish will no longer be there to curtail mosquito breeding, Thairath reported.
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Previously, the shopping mall owners were found in breach of construction code after they erected seven more floors beyond what was approved. They were forced to remove the top seven floors in 2004. One person was killed during the partial demolition.
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