Korat blaze under control but officials worry agricultural burning will worsen PM2.5
Air pollution along the Phimai-Samrit road in Nakhon Ratchasima worsened on Saturday after a brush fire was triggered by a discarded cigarette, local officials say.
After being alerted to the fire in Phimai district on Saturday morning, officials from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation rushed to the scene and found it had spread over 300 square metres of dried grass along the roadside.
The blaze took more than 30 minutes to contain due to the dry brush and high temperatures.
Officials suspected that someone in a passing vehicle had carelessly discarded a cigarette,…
