GEORGE TOWN: The smouldering landfill fire at Bedong, Kedah, is still affecting Penang’s air quality even though firefighters have been battling the fire for well over a week.
Penang state environment committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said although the surface fire has been brought under control, it later developed into a peat fire, causing haze accompanied by the smell of burning plastic.
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