The peat fire involved an area of about 99.54ha. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

PENGERANG: Johor’s fire and rescue department will carry out water bombing on Wednesday (Jan 28) in efforts to extinguish a peatland fire in Pengerang that started last Friday.

Firefighters battle a persistent peat fire in Pengerang, Johor, causing haze and evacuations as dry winds threaten to reignite the blaze. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Helicopters will be deployed today for water bombing to speed up efforts to put out the peat fire along Jalan Sungai Kapal ...

As of Jan. 28, 2026, three fire sites were identified, with two extinguished. The Malaysian authorities said that smoke from ...

MI-17 helicopters belonging to the Air Unit of the Fire and Rescue Department from Subang Jaya have intensified water bombing ...

According to Bernama, the ongoing peat soil fire in the Punggai area in the Kota Tinggi district have expanded to 99.54 ...

KOTA TINGGI, Jan 26 — Johor firefighters are deploying drones to battle a 12-hectare peat fire in Taman Bayu Damai as strong ...

KOTA TINGGI, Jan 26 (Bernama) -- Peat soil fires in the Punggai area here have reportedly increased from 5.26 hectares to 12.14 hectares due to dry and windy weather, sending thick smoke into the ...

The peatland fire in Taman Bayu Damai, Pengerang, which has been raging since last weekend, has disrupted residents’ daily lives as thick plumes of smoke blanketed residential areas, causing breathing ...