AYUTTHAYA: Authorities are assessing the full extent of the damage from a fire that destroyed 2,000 tonnes of dried cassava root at a riverside warehouse in Nakhon Luang district on Tuesday night, said provincial governor Panu Yaemsri.
Mr Panu inspected the scene yesterday and asked authorities involved to investigate the cause of the fire.
He said local officials would survey communities in Nakhon Luang district to see how they were affected by the heat and smoke spreading from the warehouse. The warehouse belongs to Sap Sathaporn Co and is beside the Pa Sak River in tambon Phong Phang.
About 30 fire engines and crews fought the blaze, using water pumped from the river. The fire was brought under control late in the night, but firemen kept spraying water on the mountain of smouldering cassava to prevent it flaring up again. Four people were injured.