Soldiers and civilians join forces to contain a fire in the Phou Pha Nang National Protected Area in Sangthong district, Vientiane. - VT
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Authorities in Sangthong district, Vientiane, have asked for help from the army, Vientiane Administration Office, and the Ministry of National Defence to help extinguish a fire burning in the Phou Pha Nang National Protected Area (NPA).
The Governor of Sangthong district, Phongsavanh Siliphan, said fires have broken out in several places in the National Protected Area since March 20.
