webfact Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Fires rage again in Phuket The scene in Koh Kaew in Phuket yesterday. Photo by Elizabeth Branca KOH KAEW, PHUKET: A forest fire threatened to scorch nearby communities in Phuket yesterday as it blazed through uninhabited forest. The fire began around 2:00pm in a stretch of forest about 300 meters from Tha Reua shrine, next to Jee Teng Villa in Koh Kaew. Fire engines from five local organizations were dispatched to the spreading blaze and had the last flames extinguished by 4:30pm. Police have yet to determine the cause of the fire. -- Phuket Gazette 2010-03-22 [newsfooter][/newsfooter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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