Intentional Fires Set

[deejah]

taking a vacation on a small thai island

getting away to the back country areas

one day we thought we were alone when some thai fishermen showed up

a bit later right after they left i saw a fire starting to burn in the brush behind where they were

thought it would be best to head out

then saw the guy still lighting fires on the brush on the trail we were on, now ahead of us

had we not left we could have easily been caught between blazes on the trail, some set before us and some set after us on the trail

easily caught up with the guy

had my thai friend ask why he was lighting blazes

he said to kill weeds that hurt him and his fishermen friends,

i guess the brush has stickers or burrs

i cant help but think his lighting the fires was timed with our presence and there was some deliberate and malicious intent to lighting these before and after us on the trail

could have been an oversight, no way of knowing for sure

also this has been a pretty dry season

seems he did not take that into account at all

and other possible damage to trees fauna and animals

the fires spread very rapidly

i do know that there is some purpose to burning

i dont think however this was good fire

after much time in thailand this perhaps takes the cake as the most careless and dangerous situation i have been put in by someone else

please be aware and forewarned

[deejah]

the alarm is over

i have noticed burnt areas all over the island

and suppose its a normal occurrence

i was struck by the way the fire was lit and felt in danger

most likely a one time occurrence and not likely to happen to you

especially since i was alarmed and wrote a long post

Edited December 31, 2009 by deejah