IPOH: A forest fire is raging in a hilly, 8.1-hectare area near an Orang Asli settlement in Pos Legap, Sungai Siput, about 80 kilometres from here.
A spokesman from the Perak Fire and Rescue Department said it received an emergency call on the blaze at about 8.24am today, and a 12-man team from the Sungai Siput station was despatched to the location.
"There was no casualty, because the fire is quite a distance away from the housing area. The rescue team spent about four hours cutting through the forest to reach the fire scene.
"The area is estimated to be 1,500 feet above sea level," he said.
The spokesman added that the Fire and Rescue Department's elite force, or Multi Skill Team (Must), and the Special Tactical Operation and Rescue Team of Malaysia (Storm) were also deployed to the site.
"We are also requesting aircraft from the air unit to monitor the extent of the fire," he said, adding that works to put out the fire are also being assisted by the police, the Forestry Department and the Land Office. -- Bernama