Lack of awareness fanning the flames on open burning

At attention: Siti Rohani checking on the parade during the Johor Fire and Rescue Department yearly assembly at the department headquarters in Kangkar Tebrau. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: The number of open burning incidents in the state, especially in hotspots, is escalating and the authorities are attributing this to a lack of public awareness.

Johor Fire and Rescue Department director Siti Rohani Nadir said that one of the main factors contributing to the prevalence of open burning cases in the state is the desire to cut costs.