Angry husband sets locality on fire in Thailand

Bangkok: A jobless man, angry after being scolded by his wife over his drinking spree, set alight a fire that gutted at least 25 houses and injured 10 people in Thailand.

The wife told police that she and her husband exchanged heated words and the latter left the house in anger and later returned with a friend and started a fire outside the house.

Police said the man was unemployed and his wife had scolded him because he went out drinking with his friends late at night.
The fire that broke out tore through at least 25 wooden houses in the area.
Ten people, including the husband, were injured in the fire, Bangkok Post said quoting police.

PTI