101ha of wildfires put out

Taking a break: A firefighter having a drink while his colleague douses the fire on the private land in Kuala Baram district. — BOMBA MIRI pic

MIRI: Firefighters have doused 101ha of wildfires, roughly the size of 250 football fields, in Kuala Baram district, 25km north of here.

Only about 20ha of land were still burning, according to Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department in its update at 4pm yesterday.