CHIANG MAI: A helicopter with 11 people onboard, including the deputy provincial governor, burst into flames as it made an emergency landing in a school field in Mae Chaem district on Tuesday afternoon. Nobody was hurt.
The field was at Ban Khun Mae Yod School in tambon Mae Suek, an area adjoining Mae Hong Son’s Khun Yuam district.
Initial reports said the helicopter had developed engine trouble. A fire broke out in the engine housing as it landed. and was fanned by a strong wind.
Smoke billowed…