Local wildfires under control, but Kalimantan hotspots a worry


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 15 Aug 2018

Firemen in Bintulu in northern Sarawak battling wildfires in about 10 acres of bush land that started burning since Tuesday evening. - Bomba pic

MIRI: Satellite images obtained by Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department are showing worsening wildfires in Kalimantan, resulting in smog being blown into the state.

Firemen in Sarawak are also battling several wildfires in Mukah, Bintulu and Bintangor.

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