Sabah firefighters ramp up challenging fight against wildfires

Hot, dry spell: The number of bush fires, farm fires and forest fires have shot up tremendously from January to February.

KOTA KINABALU: Firefighters are tackling the increasing challenge of wildfires as Sabah experiences drier and hotter conditions.

State Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Kenneth Wilfred said the number of bush fires increased from 40 cases in January to 304 in February.