Human-Caused Fires Ravage Thai-Cambodia Border: Trat Authorities Take Action

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Trat—At 11:30 AM on February 11th, 2024, Trat local media reported an illegally human-caused fire situation along the Banthat Mountain Range, Thai-Cambodia border, in the Chum Rak area, Mueang, Trat.

It was reported that there were three to four fire smoke spots along the Banthat Mountain Range. The fire smoke visibly covered the Chum Rak area, according to Trat local media.

 

The fires engulfed more than 2 kilometers along the mountain range, having dry grasses and trees as fire sources. The human-caused fires also kept spreading into the Thai border for 1 kilometer.

 

Explosions along with burning sounds from fires could be heard from afar as there were also landmines deployed in the forest vicinity for territorial defense measures, according to Trat local media.

 

By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2024-02-12

 

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[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Explosions along with burning sounds from fires could be heard from afar as there were also landmines deployed in the forest vicinity for territorial defense measures,

Just to spice things up a bit.

[helloagain]

If it was a foreigner you would say straight away, but as you say illegally human why not say Cambodian suspect as it's by the thai Cambodian border. 

[brianthainess]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Explosions along with burning sounds from fires could be heard from afar as there were also landmines deployed in the forest vicinity

 Loud explosions, listen to this from my neighbors fire he lit, I thought world war 3 had started.

 (that is a wooden house over the wall)