Destruction of Central World Shopping Centre

Today I passed the burnt out shell of Central World Shopping Centre which was, up until 3 months ago, the 3rd largest shopping centre in the world.  It is being rebuilt at the moment and parts of it will, apparently, be reopening later this year. 

It is hard to believe that a building of this size, in the middle of Bangkok, can be set alight by a group of protestors and that everything appears peaceful again now.   I guess it is lucky that it was closed at the time otherwise the loss of life could have been horrific.

I have to wonder where have all the people who worked in the complex gone? Are they unemployed or have they just relocated?    The cost must be huge when you take into account all the high-end electronic equipment, clothing, shoes, etc, that was available.  Was everyone insured?  Will all the shops return? 

It is hard to find out any information but it would be interesting to know the answer to some of these questions.