Water, firefighters and sand win battle against blaze

Scorched land: After 20 blazing days, the Pulau Burung landfill fire has finally been put out.

NIBONG TEBAL: What does it take to put out 11ha of fire at a landfill?

Besides bravery and persistence, a whopping 4.8 million litres of water. That was the amount used during the 20 days of fire-fighting at the Pulau Burung landfill.