Pulau Burung landfill fire almost completely extinguished, 2% to go

An aerial view of the situation at the Pulau Burung landfill in Nibong Tebal on Jan 28.

NIBONG TEBAL: The fire on more than 11ha of the Pulau Burung landfill, in Jalan Byram here, is almost extinguished.

Penang Environment and Welfare Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said that based on the progress of extinguishing the blaze, the Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS) District Disaster Management Committee found that 98% of the fire, which began on Jan 12, had been successfully extinguished as at Monday (Jan 31).