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Phuket villagers accidentally torch ‘lucky’ 100-year-old banyan tree

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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The 100-year-old banyan tree caught fire from candles lit by villagers praying for the winning lottery numbers. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Villagers in Srisoonthorn, in central Phuket, who lit candles and prayed to 100-year-old banyan tree for lucky numbers to win the lottery saw their candles accidentally set fire to the tree, and watched as their luck went up in flames on the night before the national lottery was drawn.

 

Lt Weerayut Suksanguan of the Thalang Police Station was informed of the fire at 11pm on Tuesday (Feb 28).

 

Police soon arrived at the scene, on Thepkrasattri Rd in Moo 5, Srisoonthorn, along with firefighters on board two fire trucks and supported by two water trucks.

 

“It took 50 mins to control the fire,” one firefighter said.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-villagers-accidentally-torch-lucky-100-year-old-banyan-tree-61221.php

 
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Ghostly happenings for sure.............must be a sign from the spirit world...........lucky banyan tree,unlucky this time :sleep:

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Must have been some candles ! where do you get em ? Maybe there were quite a lot of spirits around the base of the tree in the form of Thai whisky !

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