MIRI, March 25 — The Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) has called on the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) to help battle a raging peat fire in Kuala...
MCRA: Govt’s plan to delete ‘PR’ in Malaysia’s citizenship laws will affect ‘red IC’ natives’ children the most, remove foundlings’ protectionMIRI, March 25 — The Miri Division Disaster Management Committee has called on the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency to help battle a raging peat fire in Kuala Baram.
Committee chairman Miri Resident Jamalie Busri said MMEA has been asked to send its Bombardier aircraft to conduct water bombing operations. “We had requested today from MMEA for the Bombardier to assist in our operation to put out the raging peat fires in Kuala Baram.He said water bombing is necessary as some of the affected areas are very difficult to reach either on foot or by fire engine, posing great challenges to firefighters battling the fire.In terms of manpower, he said MDDMC has engaged various departments in the operation so there are sufficient personnel for firefighting in Kuala Baram.
An API reading of between zero and 50 is good, 51 and 100 is moderate, 101 and 200 is unhealthy, 201 and 300 is very unhealthy, while a reading above 300 is hazardous. When contacted, Zone 6 Fire and Rescue chief Ismaidi Ismail said as of 6pm yesterday, the peat fire had spread to an area of at least 70.9ha.Firefighters have been battling the peat fire since Saturday, with Transport Minister Datuk Sri Lee Kim Shin, who is in charge of MDDMC, calling on the public to refrain from open burning to prevent the occurrence of haze. — The Borneo Post
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