KUCHING, Sept. 6 -- The Department of Environment (DoE) is paying special attention to the fire incidents reported in bushes and peatlands near Jalan Sibujaya Barat in Mukah and Sungai Nai in Daro amid the current dry spell.

DoE deputy director-general (Development) Azuri Azizah Saedon said based on the latest status, the fire in the Jalan Sibujaya Barat area had been mostly controlled, covering an area of nine hectares.

"However, the fire still affects approximately one hectare in the Jalan Sibujaya Barat area and is currently being extinguished," she said in a statement on Sunday.

In Sungai Nai, Azuri said approximately 2.5 of the three hectares are still burning, but the situation is reported to be under control, according to the Fi...