THEPHUKETNEWS.COM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 thephuketnews thephuketnews1 thephuketnews.com Friday, February 22 – Thursday, February 28, 2019 Since 2011 / Volume IX / No. 8 20 Baht TOURIST GORED AS TREKKING ELEPHANT GOES WILD > PAGE 3 NEWS PAGE 3 Greek hunted for brutal murder of AT THE local beautician READY FIREFIGHTERS PUT LIFE PAGE 11 Marine mural ON STANDBY AS art for turtle’s DRY CONDITIONS sake in Mai Khao TAKE HOLD, SMALL Firefighters across the island are on standby to respond to any wildfires that may break out. Photo: The Phuket News / file WILDFIRES BREAK OUT Tanyaluk Sakoot “Fires can easily start from peo- fire, the provincial level will step in,” fire was spreading quickly,” Sub Lt & Eakkapop Thongtub ple’s activities, such as burning trash, Mr Prapan added. Suwarin explained.
[email protected] as well as dry grass and activities in The order followed a spate of “Concerned that the fire would fields. During weather like this, such small wildfires breaking out at five soon grow out of control, a total of SPORT PAGE 32 irefighters throughout Phuket fires can spread quickly,” he warned. different locations on the island eight fire trucks were called in. It took have been put on alert follow- The order was handed down to last Sunday (Feb 16), with the most all of them two hours to completely Phuket City FC Fing a spate of small wildfires all local municipalities and tambon threatening fire, along the Cherng stop the fire,” Sub Lt Suwarin added. breaking out across the island. Prapan administration organisations (OrBor- Talay – Baan Don Rd in Thalang, “We are not sure what started the Kanprasang, Chief of the Phuket Tor) to be responsible for their areas.