The Fire and Rescue Department has deployed a helicopter to assist in efforts to extinguish a peat swamp forest fire that has been spreading towards residential areas in Kampung Baru, Kuala Abang since Friday (April 25). <br /><br />Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (Operations) Mohd Izwan Hashim said an Agusta AW139 helicopter from the Northern Territory Air Base in Bertam, Penang, was mobilised for water-bombing operations in areas inaccessible to ground teams.<br /><br />Read more at https://tinyurl.com/mwz2jurp<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline<br />
