Thailand continues to fight forest fires in Nakhon Nayok; more than 170 hectares of land ravaged already

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BANGKOK, April 2 (Bernama): Forest fires have ravaged more than 170 hectares of land in Nakhon Nayok Province in central Thailand as authorities rush to contain the blaze that broke out on Tuesday night.

Media reported that the fire began on a high part of Khao Chaplu mountain and spread to the adjacent Khao Laem in Nakhon Nayok province, 114 kilometres northeast of Bangkok.