The fire in the Thung Pak Lek peat forest, located within the Songkhla Lake Wildlife Sanctuary, started on Monday night and continued spreading on Tuesday.

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As of Tuesday afternoon, the firefighters had managed to contain the flames, but were continuing to spray water in smouldering areas to avoid a reignition of the fire.

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Another peat forest catches fire

Officials and volunteers spent all of Tuesday battling a fire in a peat forest in Phatthalung’s Pak Phayun district.