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Updated On: 26 April, 2026 09:20 AM IST | Los Angeles | Agencies
A 22-year-old man in Thailand has confessed to deliberately starting a forest fire in his local area because he was bored and wanted to kill time

Thailand is facing a number of forest fires started by natural causes and human recklessness. PIC/ISTOCK
Rangers patrolling the Kaeng Hat Oi Forest, Thailand, apprehended a young man who seemed suspicious after repeated reports of fires in the area. The suspect was found to be carrying a lighter and did not have a valid reason for why he was there, so he was taken in for questioning.
At the police station, the 22-year-old man who was later identified as Matina, admitted to setting the fires because was bored out of his mind. “I just wanted to have fun. I had nothing to do, so I started a fire to get forest rangers to put it out.
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