One minor injury reported, officials keeping a safe distance but believe fire will not spreadFlames engulf an arsenal at the Border Patrol Police 21 camp in Muang district of Surin province on Tuesday night. (Screenshot from Surin provincial Public Relations Department Facebook)SURIN - Continuous explosions were heard as a huge wall of flames rose from the arsenal of the Border Patrol Police 21 command centre in this northeastern province bordering Cambodia on Tuesday night. Vibrations from the explosion were so strong that they were felt at Surin Rajabhat University, located 3km away, according to local media reports. The nearby flats of border patrol police and their families at the Surin Bhakdi Camp were evacuated. Communities beyond the camp were safe because they were far away and the arsenal complex was surrounded by a six-metre-high earth berm, Mr Chamroen said.

Source: Bangkok Post February 25, 2026 05:40 UTC