A gas station in Thailand’s Sisaket province was struck by BM-21 rockets launched by Cambodian forces on Thursday morning, igniting a fire and causing multiple casualties as border clashes with Thai troops intensified, according to regional reports.
The attack, which hit a convenience store at the station in Kantharalak district, is part of a broader escalation near the disputed Ta Muean Thom temple, where both nations accuse each other of firing first. Thai authorities report at least six deaths and 10 injuries from the strike, with footage showing firefighters battling the blaze and a motionless body on a pickup truck, per *The New York Times*. Cambodian forces, reportedly using Soviet-era 122mm RM-70 Grad/BM-21-1 multiple rocket launchers, also targeted civilian areas, including the Phanom Dong Rak Hospital in Surin province, which sustained severe damage, according to X posts claiming the attack began around 10:42 AM.
