SEPANG - A forested area near the Sepang District Police Headquarters (IPD) caught fire in an incident early on Monday.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Assistant Director of Operations Ashrul Riezal Asbar said the department received an emergency call regarding the incident at 1.48am.
“A total of 14 firefighters and officers from the KLIA Fire and Rescue Station (BBP), assisted by personnel from the Sepang Fire and Rescue Station, were deployed to the scene with fire engines. The location is about 8.5 kilometres from the station,” he said in a statement on Monday.
Ashrul said the operations commander reported that the fire involved a hilly forest area near the Sepang District Police Headquarters.
“The fire is estimated to have affected an area of approximately 2.8 hectares. Firefighting operations are ongoing to prevent the blaze from spreading further,” he said.