Fire razes 100ha along border


MIRI: A forest fire that has been raging at the Sarawak-Brunei border has spread to about 100ha, which is about the size of 220 football fields.

“It is massive. It is burning beyond control,” said Miri Fire and Rescue Department chief Supt Law Poh Kiong.

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