BEAUFORT: The Fire and Rescue Department are still toiling away to extinguish forest fires at the Binsuluk forest reserve here, with 150 men deployed for the task.
Sabah Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) Khairul Azuwan Ibrahim said they also received reinforcements totaling 55 personnel from the Sabah Forestry Department.
"Some of the areas like the Rural Development Corporation (KPD) farm nearby has burnt down but still has thick smoke.
"We now face accessibility issues on how to reach the middle of the 200 hectare forest reserve ... The Forestry Department is trying to clear a path using an excavator," he said when contacted.
Khairul said it would be a huge help to the firemen on the ground in putting out the blaze if the cloud seeding operations launched today results in rainfall.