00:00Early 60 hectares of a fire that has spread across 300 hectares of an oil palm plantation in Rompin
00:08have been extinguished as of 5 p.m. on Saturday.
00:12Pahang Fire and Rescue Department Assistant Director of Operations and Rescue,
00:17Mohamed Salahuddin Issa, said 85 water bombing runs had been carried out to contain the blaze,
00:23using a total of 68,000 litres of water.
00:26The operation area has been divided into four sectors, with the focus on sectors A and C,
00:33involving three teams, including the air unit conducting water bombing operations.
00:38He added that sectors B and D are currently under control,
00:42and authorities expect the plantation fire to be fully extinguished within a week.
00:48Meanwhile, the Air Pollutant Index Management System reported unhealthy air quality in Rompin,
00:54with an air pollutant index reading of 152 as of 10 a.m. on Saturday.
01:01Pahang Environment Department Director Zakaria Ahmad said checks would be carried out
01:06to determine whether the fire or other factors caused the unhealthy reading.
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