The Fire Department of Fire and Rescue transported Rompin had to use pumps to suck water drains around the farm, but dwindling water drains causing operation had to be stopped while looking for alternative water sources .
Work stunted extinguishing the fire alarm causing increasingly spread to other areas because the farm is located on the border of Johor and is close to the Endau Rompin Forest State Park .
According to the Chief Fire and Rescue Rompin , Affendy Shamsul Sulaiman , said the problem is limited water sources other than the strong wind .
"Besides rely inadequate drainage water and strong wind conditions , hot weather is also a major cause fire easily wander for easy dry shrubs consumed by the fire .
" Distance remote farm , about 70 kilometers from the main road is also difficult for us to get here and the soft peat was difficult for fire trucks to enter the field , " he told The Star when met at the fire location .
He said fighting operations , which started last Friday has managed to control the fire area of 27 hectares which is now only 17 remaining hectares .
"Today ( yesterday ) about 10 members from outside the station had come to assist in fighting and would probably stay here because of the distance to the far exit .
" We try to get alternative sources of water around the farm to dig up the ground using excavators owned farm management , but has failed , " he said.
Proposes water dredging vessel
Shamsul said the fire also had discussions with the management of the farm to dig up the drain hose from the Endau River and channeled into the drain field.
" We 've been trying to dig channels to bring the water to drain Sunagi Endau farm but were unsuccessful because the high farmland from river banks , " he said.
Daily Herald reported yesterday that the Endau River Farm 44 hectares in the district Endau here since Thursday, and fire extinguishing work still ongoing to date .
Some members have to get into the farm on Thursday afternoon , but when he arrived there it was already dark and delete the job can not be done .
It is understood that three farm plots with an area of 66 hectares of peat farms involved with shrubs and the total area is still burning residual of 17 hectares and continued operations with the help of firefighters from outside the station to expedite the operation as there were difficulties in terms of water resources and the windy weather .
Meanwhile, Field Supervisor Endau River , Mohd Nizam Md Zain , said he was unaware of the fire at the farm last Thursday and continued to call the fire brigade .
" This is not the first time a fire occurs , the past year has also been so once , but not this big .
" At first we had to make a pre-emptive attempt to instruct workers but failed to control the fire and immediately called the fire brigade, " he said.
He said he would give full cooperation to the fire that the deletion process is simplified and resolved immediately.
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