Bushfires trigger unhealthy haze levels


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 17 Mar 2019

A bush fire near one of the housing areas in Kota Kinabalu are contributing towards unhealthy air pollutant index in the state capital.

KOTA KINABALU: The state capital has been hit by haze as a result of bushfires and the current dry spell.

Air quality dropped to unhealthy levels at 1pm yesterday with the Air Pollutant Index readings for Kota Kinabalu at 143 and long with 118 for south western Papar and the Beaufort areas.

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