‘The sky was lit up in red’

Razed: A view of the smouldering landfill in Kampung Tanjung Langsat.

PASIR GUDANG: Villagers in Kampung Tanjung Langsat here woke up to a strong burning smell coming from a landfill some 1km away.

Muhammad Khairul Adnan Abdul Rahman Tan, 38, said the village was covered in thick smoke when he went for dawn prayers at 6am on Friday.