One more week needed to put out fire at Pulau Burung landfill


Toxic smoke pours out of landfill at Pulau Burung in Nibong Tebal. - Courtesy pic By Bernard Cheen

NIBONG TEBAL: It will take another week to extinguish the fire at the Pulau Burung landfill here because of the large area involved.

Environment and Water Deputy Minister Datuk Mansor Othman said the state government was trying hard to overcome the problems faced including asking the landfill management company to be responsible for the incident.

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