KUCHING: Farmers carrying out open burning activities to clear land for new crops should ensure that the fire does not spread to nearby forests, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan Hong Nam.
“Once a forest fire starts, it would be almost impossible to contain it. There is now some sporadic burning in the state but the fires are not big enough to be detected by satellite,” he told reporters here yesterday.
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