The Army deployed more soldiers and equipment to put the fire at a privately owned dump site in Bang phli district of Samut Prakan on Wednesday
Deputy army spokesperson Sirichan Ngathong said soldiers from the 21 st Artillery Battalion had helped local authorities put out not extinguish the blaze, a disaster relief company of the 11th Infantry Regiment was deployed along with their fire engines on Wednesday.
Backhoes were used to dig up garage so that fire fighter could quench subsurface landfill fire. Soldiers and volunteers were also trying to contain the area of the fire at the dump site.
All concerned parties tried to put out the fire within Wednesday, Col Sirichan said.
The fire convered about six rai at the dump site which had been closed for three years About 20 fire engines and seven backhoes were used to fight the fire.