Nine out of 10 fires in Perlis are open burning cases, says Bomba

KANGAR: About 90% of the 600 fires recorded in Perlis from January to April are open burning cases, says state Fire and Rescue Department director Snr Fire Supt I Mohd Zaidi Ma'at.

He added that the open burning occurs in undergrowth areas, orchards, fields, recreational areas and farmland, as well as roadside areas that could pose a public safety risk and advised the public not to conduct open burning during the hot season as it would pollute the environment and could cause losses.