Fire-fighters returned to battle at a rubbish dump in Chiang Rai’s Chiang Khong district on Wednesday, as efforts continued to douse a three-day-old blaze. A source at the scene estimated it would take at least another day or two before the flames are finally put out. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
BANGKOK — This summer’s unusually hot weather is already causing droughts, summer storms and forest fires, with one woman dead after a storm saw a tree fall and crush her car. Experts predict that Thailand’s 2019 summer will be “irregularly” hot and characterised by an extended drought. In Bangkok Monday through Thursday, expect highs of […]
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Fire engulfed four villas at a famous resort in Hua Hin district, but all staff members and guests are safe. The fire at Dhevan Dara Resort and Spa started at 11.40am on Sunday. The fire appeared to have started in a patch of weeds outside the compound. A guest villa close to […]
PHUKET: The fire that broke out on the Patong beach road last night gutted nine four-storey units and caused about B60 million in damage, police have estimated. No deaths or injuries were reported from the fire, though many people evacuated from the scene were treated for smoke inhalation, The Phuket News was told. Full story: […]
BANGKOK, April 11 (TNA) – The fire at the CentralWorld shopping center in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district Wednesday evening killed two people and injured 17 others. Officials are investigating the source and cause of the blaze. Police at the Pathumwan station were informed of the incident at 5.30pm on Wednesday. About 10 fire engines were deployed […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – At least 26 firefighters died after hundreds were sent to tackle a forest blaze in remote mountains in southwest China’s Sichuan province at the weekend, authorities said Monday. Nearly 700 firefighters were deployed to battle the fire, which broke out on Saturday on steep terrain at an altitude of around 4,000 metres […]
KHON KAEN: A fire broke out at a small factory producing curry paste in Muang district of this northeastern province on Sunday morning. The fire damaged the property but caused no casualties, police said. Pol Capt Samai Chaibuala, a Muang police investigator, said that the fire broke out at about 9am at the factory, a […]
The northern tourist city, Thailand’s second city, was ranked the number 1 air-polluted city with a 209 air quality index score on airvisual.com, before the air then worsened to an AQI of 234 around noon. Meanwhile the Pollution Control Department (PCD) reported the average 24-hour level of PM2.5 dust particulates had reached dangerous heights in […]
