NAKHON NAYOK (AFP): Hundreds of Thai firefighters and soldiers battled a forest blaze less than 100km (60 miles) from Bangkok on Friday (March 31) as the kingdom grapples with air pollution that has made nearly 2 million people ill this year.
The fire has affected at least 800,000sq m (200 acres) of forest across three hills in Nakhon Nayok province, to the northeast of the Thai capital, with two districts declared emergency zones.
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