00:00A fire broke out at the Pulau Burung landfill in Penang on Sunday, spreading to an area
00:07covering about 0.8 hectare.
00:10Nibong Tebal Fire Station Chief Noor Asfariza Mohamad Qadir said they were informed of the
00:16incident at 12.08pm.
00:18She said the fire was brought under control after more than five hours of operation.
00:24In January 2022, a fire happened at the landfill, affecting about 16 hectare of the area, and
00:31it lasted for about 20 days.
00:33The landfill was declared a disaster area after the fire polluted the air surrounding
00:38the area, posing a risk to public health.
00:42The incident also forced the closure of 10 schools located within a 10-kilometre radius
00:47of the landfill and the evacuation of some 400 residents living near the landfill.
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