{
  "id": 1644533,
  "title": "General : 18,432 Open Burning Cases Recorded As Of July; 62 Locations At Risk Of Large-Scale Fires - JBPM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/general-18-432-open-burning-cases-recorded-as-of-july-62-locations-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T03:48:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2595799"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- A total of 18,432 open burning cases involving forests, shrubland and waste were recorded by the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) from January to July this year, compared with 9,941 cases during the same period last year.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}