Open burning cases in Selangor is alarming, says Fire and Rescue


SHAH ALAM: Open burning incidents in Selangor have reached an alarming level and must be viewed seriously, says the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad.

Nor Hisham said for the first two months of the year, 283 cases of open burning involving farms, plantations, forest, bushes, peat land and landfills had been recorded throughout the state.

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