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A large bushfire, spanning approximately 29 hectares, erupted on the Punggai-Sebana Cove bypass road in Pengerang, Johor today evening. (Picture JBPM Johor) The fire rapidly spread to cover an area of 54.1 hectares by 9pm yesterday. The Johor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) informed that the containment operation was divided into two sectors.
In Sector A, firefighters tackled the blaze using a single stream of water spanning 300 feet and two water transfer pumps, drawing from an open water source. Sector B received assistance from Punggai and Penawar Fire and Rescue stations, employing a 400-foot water stream and two transfers from a water tanker, according to a statement on Facebook.
The containment operation was diligent and managed to fully extinguish the fire without any reported casualties. Fifteen firefighters participated in the operation tonight, led by Operation Commander Noor Ikhson Shukor and overseen by Deputy Operation Commander Baharuddin Idris.
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