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Daro peat fire under control

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THE peat fire in Daro District now under control thanks to the local Fire and Rescue Department.
THE peat fire in Daro District now under control thanks to the local Fire and Rescue Department.

KUCHING: The peat fire in Daro District is now under control with the Fire and Rescue Service Department (BOMBA) personnel from Tanjung Manis closely monitoring and assessing the situation. According to Daro Dist r ict Officer, Abang Mohamad Abang Turki, the peat fire is already under control since yesterday and Bomba is doing its very best to ensure that the underground fire will not spread to nearby areas.

Mohammad said the fire started from the adjacent pineapple plot owned by a local villager, adding that the Bomba personnel were also digging trenches at the affected site as a preventive measure to contain the fire. However, he said, the best method would be to pour lots of water on the affected site to effectively put out the underground fire.

Meanwhile, Daro State Assemblyman, Shafiee Ahmad who visited the affected area donated a water pump to the local Fire and Rescue Service volunteer team to assist them in fighting fire incidents in the Matu Daro areas.

When contacted, Director of State Fire and Rescue Service Department, Nor Hisham Mohammad said the construction of the new Fire and Rescue Service Department in Daro was expected to be completed by the second week of this September.

He said the RM6.33 million project was slightly behind schedule. It should have been completed within 20 months from the date of commencement, January 11, 2017.

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