"Fire at Phu Sing Mountain"A tourist attractionand a renowned spiritual site in Kalasin Province has been engulfed in flames covering more than 300 rai. The governor has ordered a full mobilization to quickly extinguish the fire. PM 2.5 dust is spreading across nearly the entire district.
On 10 March 2026 at 13:00, reports confirmed a fire broke out in the lower area of Phu Sing Mountain, Phu Sing Subdistrict, Sahatsakhan District, Kalasin Province. The fire burned fiercely, believed to have started about two hours earlier. The origin was on the eastern side in Sahatsakhan Subdistrict, rapidly spreading to the inner area of Non Buri Subdistrict and intensifying up the slope to the peak of Phu Sing Mountain, an important spiritual tourist site in Kalasin Province. At the summit is Phu Sing Temple, home to revered monks.Phromphum Paloa highly respected figure among Kalasin residents, and Pha Daeng Cave, an adventure tourism spot.
Upon inspecting the area, Phra Kru Siriphatninithet, Ph.D., the abbot of Phu Sing Temple and head monk of Sahatsakhan District, was found leading temple monks, relatives, and locals using the temple's water trucks to fight the rapidly spreading forest fire, as the weather conditions today were windy.The strong winds made extinguishing the fire difficult.Currently, the forest fire is estimated to have burned over 300 rai.
Interviews with locals revealed this is not the first fire; it recurs annually. It is suspected that villagers intentionally set fires in the lower forest areas, which often spread upward. This time, the blaze was more severe due to wind and extreme heat, causing the fire to spread rapidly and intensely.
Meanwhile, Suwanthon Khemthanaphet, governor of Kalasin Province, personally visited the site to monitor the fire situation and ordered all sectors to mobilize for assistance. He instructed the district chiefs of Sahatsakhan, Huai Mek, and Nong Kung Si to deploy water trucks to extinguish fires in the lower areas. Additionally, he ordered the directors of Natural Resources and Environment and Disaster Prevention and Mitigation to coordinate with forestry officials to bring firefighting equipment on foot to the areas where the fire is advancing up Phu Sing Mountain's peak. Efforts are underway to urgently control the forest fire, supported by volunteersfromKalasin University and Kalasin Technical College, preparing to deploy water-carrying drones to fight the forest fire.
Reports state that the Phu Sing forest area lies at the junction of Non Buri, Sahatsakhan, and Phu Sing Subdistricts. The total forest area exceeds 3,000 rai. The province and key agencies have cooperated to develop it asan important tourist attractionfor nature and spiritual tourism. Every year, forest fires are a recurring problem.
It is believed that villagers ignite fires to catch wildlife, but this time the firewas more severe than in previous years.Monks and local residents fear the forest fire will devastate the tourist site, as the blaze remains uncontrolled.
However, local officialshave established two firefighting points,one at Wat Kanlayanaburihan in Non Buri Subdistrict below, and the other at Phutthawat Phu Sing Temple (Phu Sing Temple) above, where people have been urgently extinguishing the fire.The situation has been tense.Additionally, the smoke from the firehas caused PM 2.5 dustto spread across nearly the entire district.
