Two Kanchanaburi Forest Protection Foundation volunteers were crossing Uttamanusorn Bridge over the Galia River at 9.30pm and saw smoke billowing from a wooden pillar. They called the Sangklaburi police station, whose officers arrived with soldiers and put out the fire in just 15 minutes. Uttamanusorn Bridge, commonly referred to as Mon Bridge, is considered a local landmark. Luangpor Uttama initiated the project that in 1986 and 1987 linked the ethnic Mon community to Tambon Wang Ka. During floods in July 2013, a large tree swept along by the river current smashed through the bridge at the centre.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 21, 2018 04:30 UTC