KUALA LANGAT: More than 75% of the fire at the Kuala Langat South Forest Reserve has been extinguished, with the rest expected to be put out completely within a week, depending on weather conditions.
Selangor state environment, green technology, science and consumer affairs committee chairman Hee Loy Sian said the feedback from the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department indicated that it would take at least five to seven more days before the fire was snuffed if there was no rain.“Works are being carried out to stop the fire from spreading, including bringing in excavators to dig fire breaks, ” he said during a site visit on Thursday .
The effort involves Some 148 personnel from the department as well as from the Maritime Enforcement Agency , the Civil Defence Force, the Kuala Langat Municipal Council and the Selangor Disaster Management Unit. “Fires here have become an almost yearly affair, as these small farmers illegally clear the land to plant cash crops such as ginger, dragon fruit, galangal and even bananas.
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