Forced to breathe in fumes from factory

Choong Ho (on motorcycle) is worried the waste material from the factory that is placed next to his house in Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh may be flammable. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

KAMPUNG Baru Sungai Buloh villagers living next to a tyre reprocessing factory want the operator to relocate, claiming that it is a health hazard.

Villager Wong Choong Ho, who lives next to the factory, said his two grandchildren were affected by fumes from the factory and the family had been to the doctors about 20 times since the factory began operations last December.