SHAH ALAM: Approximately four hectares of forest reserve near the Sungai Kelambu Water Treatment Plant in Banting has been destroyed in a fire.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department operations officer Hamdan Hamzah said that they received a call about the incident at 12.43pm and deploying seven officers and personnel from the Banting fire station to the scene with one fire engine.
"Upon arriving at the location at 1.03pm, the operations commander reported that the fire involved an estimated 4ha of forest reserve.
"The team conducted monitoring and held discussions with zone officers regarding the firefighting operation," he said in a statement on Tuesday (Feb 3).
He added that the Selangor State Forestry Department was been informed of the incident and will provide excavator assistance as well as activate tube wells near the site of the fire.
Hamdan noted that firefighting efforts can only begin on Wednesday due to the lack of a water source and road access to the location of the blaze. – Bernama
