{"id":63299,"date":"2020-02-26T10:32:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T02:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=63299"},"modified":"2020-02-26T10:35:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T02:35:45","slug":"third-fire-in-a-row-in-bukit-bendera-forest-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=63299","title":{"rendered":"Third fire in a row in Bukit Bendera forest area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fire-bukit-bendera-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63303\" srcset=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fire-bukit-bendera-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fire-bukit-bendera-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fire-bukit-bendera-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fire-bukit-bendera-555x370.jpg 555w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fire-bukit-bendera.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>GEORGE TOWN: File photo of firemen from the Paya Terubong Fire and Rescue Department preparing to put out the fire that occured on February 5th this year in the same area between Bukit Bendera and Kek Lok Si Air Hitam. This fire was reported to have been caused by open burning of remains of trees that had been logged earlier. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>GEORGE TOWN, Feb 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) &#8212; Another portion of forested area in Bukit Bendera\u00a0here caught fire early today,\u00a0this time covering more than 0.8 hectares located close to the\u00a0funicular train lower hill station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be the third fire in a row this month in the same area and no answers so far have been coming forth on the exact causes of these fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bukit-bendera-FIRE-1024x801.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63305\" width=\"391\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bukit-bendera-FIRE-1024x801.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bukit-bendera-FIRE-300x235.jpg 300w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bukit-bendera-FIRE-768x601.jpg 768w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bukit-bendera-FIRE.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><figcaption>GEORGE TOWN: The February 5th fire saw the loss of more than two hectares of forest in the area between Bukit Bendera and Kek Lok Si Air Itam.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On the latest fire, a spokesman\u00a0from the Penang Fire and\u00a0Rescue Department said a distress call was received at 12.15 am afterwhich firemen from the Paya Terubong station rushed over to the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStrong winds and dry vegetation caused the fire to spread quickly. What made the job difficult was the lack of proper access to the fire location and the fact that it involved hill slopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had to hike a distance of about 100 metres from the&nbsp;lower hill station and make several round trips for&nbsp;water supply,\u201d he said today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The squad used jet shooters,&nbsp;forest fire equipment&nbsp; and&nbsp;manual sprayers&nbsp;to control the fire in about 30 minutes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FIRE-BUKIT-BENDERA-1-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63304\" width=\"377\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FIRE-BUKIT-BENDERA-1-1024x614.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FIRE-BUKIT-BENDERA-1-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FIRE-BUKIT-BENDERA-1-768x460.jpg 768w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FIRE-BUKIT-BENDERA-1.jpg 1839w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe fire was completely put out an hour after that but we will keep monitoring the situation,\u201d the spokesman said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday night, almost a hectare of the forested area near the lower hill funicular station caught fire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; NNN-BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GEORGE TOWN, Feb 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) &#8212; Another portion of forested area in Bukit Bendera\u00a0here caught fire early today,\u00a0this time covering more than 0.8 hectares located close to the\u00a0funicular train lower hill station. 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