PUTRAJAYA: The Bombardier CL 415 MP aircraft owned by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) had started its firefighting operation in the South Sumatera region, today.
MMEA Deputy Director-General (Operations) Maritime First Admiral Datuk Che Hassan Jusoh said the aircraft had carried out water scooping and water bombing, each 10 times, within four hours.
"The scooping of water was carried out in Sungai Lumpur located in the southeast region, 70 miles from Palembang.
"The water scooping session to put out the fire took about seven minutes," he said in a statement, today.
A pilot, a co-pilot and a cabin crew were involved in the operation.
The operation will resume tomorrow and is expected to take five days.
Besides Bombardier, MMEA also sent an AS 365 N3 Dauphin helicopter to Sumatra on Friday to assist the Indonesian government in putting out the fires that have caused the haze around the region.
The Royal Malaysian Air Force has also deployed a Hercules C130 to assist in logistics.