20140216 Malaysia Fire At Gunung Tempurung Being Monitored
Malaysia Feb 16 2014 “Forest”
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Fire At Gunung Tempurung Being Monitored
Updated: 2014-02-16-12:00
KAMPAR, Feb 16 (Bernama) — The Perak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) will continue to monitor an area in Gunung Tempurung, near Kampung Sungai Siput Selatan, which has been on fire since Friday.
Perak Bomba Zone 1 head, Ruhisha Haris said the fire at an area of 1.6 hectares had been put out.
“A section of the fire extinguished by itself while the fire spread to the left of the mountain,” he said when contacted today.
However, he hoped rain which came this afternoon would help douse the fire.
He said firemen were looking at creating a fire break to prevent the flames from spreading to nearby mountains.
“The mountain is very steep and dangerous to firemen. Nevertheless, 12 firemen and five officers are on duty today to monitor the area,” he said.
— BERNAMA
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