API readings spike in Sabah

Fighting the blaze: Fireman Hamsa Isnurdini preparing for air duties.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s southwestern Kimanis area has been hit by unhealthy air quality, while the air pollutant index (API) in the city here continued to rise as firemen battled fires in the state.

State Environment Department (DOE) director Amirul Aripin said two major fires in Membakut and Bongowan Laut had caused a spike in the API readings at Kimanis, in the Beaufort-Papar districts.