GEORGE TOWN: Penang has been covered by haze since Jan 24 due to the dumpsite fire in Semiling, Kedah.
State Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said the blaze, which began around 3.30pm on Jan 20, turned into a peat fire, causing haze in the state with the smell of burning plastic.
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