Sabah firefighters put out over 3,900ha of open burning since Jan 1

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Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah fire and rescue department has extinguished 3,904.45ha of open burning since Jan 1, says its director, Abdul Razak Muda.

He said 1,435 fires were reported during the period, with efforts ongoing to extinguish fires in the remaining 1.49ha in Tuaran.There were 578 cases of open burning in forest areas covering 2,180.85ha, followed by agricultural land and vegetable farms , shrubs and grassland and peatland .

“Out of the 27 districts in Sabah, only three districts, namely Telupid, Tongod, and Kalabakan, have not experienced any open burning incidents so far,” he said in a statement. SPONSORED CONTENT Sabah revenue hits RM6.97 billion: Hajiji says GRS State Government may see full term Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Government continued its momentum in managing the economy in line with the commitment and spirit of the Sabah Maju Jaya when it posted record high state revenue of RM6.973 billion last year. Read more He said Kota Belud recorded the largest area of open burning at 725.8ha, followed by Kuala Penyu and Tuaran .

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