QuickCheck: Did a paint factory fire lead to plumes of black smoke in Bukit Mertajam?

A screengrab of the viral video showing the plumes of black smoke.

PLUMES of thick, black smoke soaring into the air are not a common sight, and videos of such incidents will go viral on social media.

One such video making the rounds claims that the clouds of black smoke could be visible from more than 10km away from the site of a factory fire in Bukit Mertajam.