20230422 Khao Tabak hit by another wildfire
Thailand Apr 22 2023 “Forest”
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Khao Tabak hit by another wildfire
Updated: 2023-04-22
Another large fire erupted again around Khao Tabak in Nakhon Nayok’s Muang district on Thursday.
The military has been deployed to help control the blaze, with the provincial governor also sending firefighters and officer cadets from the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA).
Heavy smoke was first spotted around the mountain pass but it was difficult to access the area as the fire was fuelled by strong winds. The wildfire station and Forest Resource Management Bureau 9th were also deployed to douse the flames.
Athapol Charoenshunsa, acting chief of the Department of National Parks,
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fire after it had spread to Khuean Srinagarindra National Park in Kanchanaburi, as well as Mae Ping National Park and Mae Tuen Wildlife Sanctuary in Tak.
Wildfires are mostly caused by people, such as farmers razing forests for their crops or to hunt wild animals.
More officials have been deployed to patrol forests to suppress illegal burning, given reports that this is spiking in reserved forests, wildlife sanctuaries and national park areas, Mr Athapol said.
Anyone found violating the law will face hefty punishment, he said.
Mr Athapol said he had instructed related agencies to expedite their inspections within 30 days to build an effective database for managing wildfires and finding solutions to the nation’s chronic haze problems.
He said Khao Yai National Park chief Chaiya Huayhongtong had informed him that the latest fire was one kilometre from Khao Yai National Park.
Officials responded by urgently setting up a fire barrier to prevent damage to the national park and world heritage areas. The Royal Forest Department has also deployed its Yiew Fai unit to join other units in dousing the flames, with air support from Royal Thai Army, Mr Athapol said.
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