GenSan logs 86 grass fires; latest incident disrupts airport operation

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GenSan logs 86 grass fires; latest incident disrupts airport operation
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General Santos City has logged at least 86 incidents of grass fire from January to March 2024.

General Santos City has logged at least 86 incidents of grass fire from January to March 2024, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection , but the latest incident on April 3 disrupted operations at the airport. Operation of the runway at the General Santos City Airport was disrupted for a while after fire broke out at the five-hectare grassland within the airport compound.

From the north side after pila ka minutes ang hangin mobalhin na sab sa south side mo tranfer na pod ang kalayo,” Bureau of Fire Protection-General Santos Public Information Officer, FO3 Lester John Muñez, said.A netizen captured a photo of a plane taxiing with thick smoke from the grassfire on the foreground. Gavina said the grass within the airport compound have already dried up due to the extreme heat.

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