MORE than 5, 000 animals at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo will soon be transported to another location.
This comes after the permanent closure of the facility on April 30, according to a posting by the Chonburi zoo on its Facebook page on Tuesday.
Over 5, 000 animals are to be transported out of Sriracha Tiger Zoo following the closure.
After 24 years in operation, the tourist attraction in Nong Kham sub-district was forced to shut down due to a worsening economic status, with the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic severely affecting its revenue.
“All animals in the zoo belong to the Sriracha Crocodile Farm and Product Ltd.
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Faulty brakes sparked bus blaze
published : 16 Apr 2021 at 10:14
34 Firefighters are at the bus fire scene on the Mittraphap Highway in tambon Non Sombun of Ban Hat district, Khon Kaen, on Tuesday. (Photo: Chakrapan Natanri)
A brake system failure was to blame for a fatal bus accident in Khon Kaen that killed five people and injured 12 others on Tuesday.
The tragedy occurred about 12.30am on the Mittraphap Highway near Nong Kham in tambon Non Sombun when a Bangkok-bound double-decker bus with 33 people on board burst into flames.
Survivors told police a rear tyre burst and caught fire as the bus was passing Nong Kham. The fire spread to the engine compartment and the entire bus was soon engulfed in flames.
KHON KAEN: Five passengers died and 12 others were seriously injured when a Bangkok-bound double-decker bus went up in flames in Ban Haet district of this northeastern province in the small hours of Tuesday, police said.