Fire fighters were battling to contain a blaze which has destroyed 200 acres of National Park in southern Thailand. <br /><br />The fire has broke out in the forest area that has been suffered from drought under the blistering sun for several days in Trang, southern Thailand.<br /><br />It spread quickly and covered 200 acres in the Chao Mai National Park area, putting nearby towns and villages at risk.<br /><br />Footage from Saturday (March 21st) morning shows the national park officer and locals were together trying to extinguish the fire.<br /><br />Despite the fire being spread in the opposite direction of the locals, they also were affected by the thick smoke that they were evacuated during the extinguishing.<br /><br />The officers were able to control the fire before the nightfall but worried that the strong wild during the night might light up the fire again.<br /><br />Chief officer Narong Kong-iad said: "We will have the officers on duty to keep watching throughout the night as we are worrying that the wind might light the fire up again."
