Fire-fighting ops at Gebeng oil palm plantation, forest completed


Firefighters used drones during their efforts to extinguish the fire near Gebeng. - Photo: Bernama

KUANTAN: The operation to extinguish a fire at a 176ha oil palm plantation and forest along the Kuantan-Sungai Ular bypass in Gebeng, which began on Feb 22 has been successfully completed on Monday (March 10).

Pahang Fire and Rescue Department director Mohd Razam Taja Rahim said close monitoring of the location by the Gebeng Fire and Rescue Station will continue for the next three days.

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