35pct of Pulau Burung landfill fire put out - Fire Dept

The Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) has put out 35 percent of the 4.05ha of fire at the Pulau Burung landfill along Jalan Byram in Nibong Tebal, Penang.

Penang JBPM assistant director (Operations) Mohd Hafiz Hafizan Timaradin said the firefighting operations showed good progress today after it carried out water-bombing using helicopters.

“Based on today’s monitoring, after 16 rounds of...