20130326 Malaysia Firemen Fight Peat Soil Fire In Bachok
Malaysia Mar 26 2013 “Other”
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Firemen Fight Peat Soil Fire In Bachok
Updated: 2013-03-26
BACHOK, March 26 (Bernama) — The Kelantan Fire and Rescue Department has been fighting an underground fire on 40 hectares of smallholding in Kampung Beris Lalang here since last Friday.
Its director, Azmi Othman, said today the operation to put out the fire on land under oil palm, rubber and pineapple was hampered by the peat soil and the hot weather.
“This operation may take more than a week and over 40 firemen have taken turns to fight the fire since Friday. We will increase the number of firemen as the fire could spread to the jungle,” he said.
Azmi said a peat soil fire required large amounts of water to put out.
“We hope that the water from the high tide channelled to the ditches around the plantations would help facilitate the operation,” he said.
— BERNAMA
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