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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The fire marshals for the Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MRFD) and Rutherford County Fire & Rescue Department (RCFR) have issued a mandatory open burning ban for the city limits of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County because of a prolonged period without rainfall. The joint burn ban is effective immediately until conditions improve.  “The lack of rain makes conditions favorable for rapidly spreading fires and the potential for causi...

SIBU: The people here have been strongly advised to stop open burning to prevent the hazy situation in the state from getting worse.

PUTRAJAYA: The Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Ministry has issued letters on measures to prevent open burning in plantation areas to Malaysian plantation companies, subsidiaries and Malaysian-linked companies operating in Indonesia.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 30 — The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) has issued a letter regarding measures to prevent open burning in plantation areas...

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 30 — The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) has issued a letter regarding measures to prevent open burning in plantation areas...

KUCHING: The Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) detected a total of 77 fire hotspots in Sarawak between Aug 1 and 15, with the highest number at 36 recorded on Aug 1.

Taman Maluri residents in Kuala Lumpur want a squatter settlement next to their neighbourhood relocated for health and safety reasons.

The Ravalli County Commissioners voted Monday morning, July 17 to close outdoor debris burning and suspending the issuing of Burn Permits, until further notice.

Air Quality Alerts have been issued for large parts of East Tennessee. All of Claiborne County, as well as parts of Campbell, Union, Grainger, and Hancock counties are under a Code Red Alert. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for the Greater Knoxville Metropolitan Area and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Continuing hot, dry conditions prompts ban