Massive wildfire threatens Thai mountains and residential areas.

Firefighters in central Thailand have been battling a wildfire that spread across two mountains and a forest park. The blaze started during a lightning storm and was whipped up by strong winds. Disaster teams and the army have been working to extinguish the flames, with three helicopters dropping more than 150,000 liters of water over the blaze. Areas near the fire were declared disaster zones, and firebreaks were built to stop it spreading into residential areas. The cause of the incident is being investigated.