Major forest fire Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai

[narkeddiver]

Just seen a post on my wife's Facebook showing a big fire on Doi Suthep - anyone else seen this?

Hopefully nobody has been hurt

By the looks of things though there'll be a load more <deleted> in the air tomorrow:(

Edited May 8, 2016 by narkeddiver

[Tywais]

Was that the one near Lanna Golf Course, as that is the FB photos I've seen? They mention it being a forest fire and some photos look pretty intense.

Just looked on CM108 and a lot of photos of it there. CM108 fire

[masuk]

There has been a small fire in that area for some days. It's getting bigger as forest litter dries out again.

[Tywais]

[Wilsonandson]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GeMfXhiTNM

[cyberfarang]

It was mentioned on television that some locals set the grass alight while looking for mushrooms. Really can`t see how they`re going to put that out, especially as it`s so dry with no rain in sight.

[cmsally]

if that is the case then those bl...y mushrooms should,be made illegal

[Wilsonandson]

Photos from twitter.

[Wilsonandson]

Chiang Mai News

[dcnx]

The fire is raging and moving down the mountain fast. The army is behind the Convention Center now with water trucks spraying the wat there as the fire is now dangerously close. Just got back from there (10:30pm). No idea how they are going to stop this one, it's moving fast across dry bush with no rain in sight. Water trucks will only do so much.

The farmers who do this ever year should hunted, arrested, and forced to learn new ways of clearing. Unacceptable behavior.

[Wilsonandson]

http://www.dailynews.co.th/regional/396375

Look at this news article. The photos tell you how bad it is!

[RKASA]

I was under the impression they burn the forest to promote the growth of fungi during the rain season along with the young wet new growth that comes up from the ash - could be different here depending on type I guess.

From the look of the pictures a few Canadians might feel right at home.

[Tywais]

The farmers who do this ever year should hunted, arrested, and forced to learn new ways of clearing. Unacceptable behavior.

Looks like it may not be farmers but hunters. They said they had the fire under control within 1 hour and was reported at 10:30AM. Guess not.

Fire At Doi Suthep – Pui National Park

March 8, 2016

CityNews – A large blaze broke out in the Doi Suthep – Pui National Park this morning after wild food hunters lost control of a small fire.

According to Chiang Mai Deputy Governor Mongkol Suksai, the fire spread after the wild food hunters lost control of a fire they lit to help catch wild animals to sell at the market.

Read more here - Chiang Mai City Life

[Wilsonandson]

More photos.

[Wilsonandson]

More Photos.

[Tywais]

A dangerous off topic post commenting on Thaksin and the referendum has been removed. This is a warning not to go there again due to the current political environment.

[Wilsonandson]

11.20pm this was taken.

[Wilsonandson]

These are recent about an hour ago.

[CMKiwi]

If we are talking about local government and indigenous locals.... well then it's the blind leading the blind.

[Wilsonandson]

On this facebook account you can see a video of about an hour ago how far the fire is away from the city.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156967266270085&id=330743535084&_rdr

[cyberfarang]

This looks bad, really bad. I feel sorry for the people living in those areas, must be terrifying I would hate to be in the shoes of the cretins that started this fire.

[Wilsonandson]

More photos.

[Wilsonandson]

It's still raging. Hope everyone is ok.

[Tywais]

More photos have been added at CM108

[Wilsonandson]

More photos!

[Wilsonandson]

[puukao]

If you have ever been to CM, you know Doi Suthep. I tried to read the article in Thai and, well, we know how that went. fire, spread, observe, control, observe, ground, area, can.....i need to learn more words. 55555

I might as well ask a dumb question....OK, you are at the ZOO......seems like this fire is NOT near the main road that goes to Wat Doi Suthep. I can't figure out if it's north or south. One picture made me think south, the next north....i'll guess north, and likely be wrong.

thanks for any information

[Wilsonandson]

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1462722923

Quote

08 May 2016, Last update at 22:55:00 GMT

Huge Forest Fire in Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI — A large fire broke out Sunday afternoon on Doi Suthep mountain in Chiang Mai province and has been spreading since about 2pm.

As of 10pm on Sunday the fire was still expanding.

About 10 rai (1.6 hectares) of land have been affected and 100 firefighters have been mobilized to tackle the blaze. The forest fire is visible from downtown Chiang Mai city as of 10pm Sunday.

[Genericnic]

I think it is going to take the loss of a major wat like Doi Suthep before anything constructive is do to stop the annual burning.

David

[dcnx]

1:25am

Students by the 100 in cars and bikes are delivering packaged food and water to the park ranger building at the entrance of the mountain (just past the tourist police). It was quite a positive sight to see. Smoke is thick in that area. I feel sorry for the guys fighting this thing.