CHIANG MAI, March 30 (TNA) – Raging fire in an area of about 400 rai (about 160 acres) on a high mountain in Samoeng district was causing thick smog in the northern province.

The fire started on the mountain in Ban Mae Sab village of Samoeng Tai sub-district yesterday (March 29). Local forest officials and volunteers had a difficult uphill walk on steep trails to the site to control the fire.

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