Eye on Terengganu forests as heatwave persists


Blurry view A hot and hazy day greeting visitors at the KL Tower’s Sky Deck. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department is monitoring forests at risk of fires in the hot weather.

Its operations commander Mohd Mazimi Mohamad said this after firemen put out a fire at the 5ha forest in Merang, Setiu, about 60km from here, early yesterday.

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