Haze caused by peat fire adds to Sabah’s hardship


Fighting on: Firemen have been working round the clock in efforts to put out the peat fire burning from below ground and controlling the blaze from hotspots like this one at Kg Pintasan in Kota Belud. — NORMIMIE DIUN/The Star

KOTA KINABALU: A fast spreading peat fire in the Binsuluk Forest Reserve area in south-west Sabah has caused haze to blanket parts of the state’s west coast.

This is in addition to the dry spell that has already caused hardship in many parts of the state.

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