Blaze sweeps Nakhon Ratchasima

Fire yesterday ripped through 30 houses in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Pak Thong Chai District, causing more than Bt100 million in damage and slightly injuring three people.

Pak Thong Chai market – in the heart of the community which has just recovered from a 30year worst flood in October – was hard hit by the fire, prompting officials to evaluate the fire fighting efficiency of Nakhon Ratchasima and nearby provinces.

Fire brigades from Pak Thong Chai District and neighbouring municipalities, including those from Nakhon Ratchasima, came to the rescue with more than 100 volunteers and firefighters and 50 fire trucks – but they had difficulties controlling the fire.

The Nation