Smog to hit Miri as peat fire razes plantation
Miri folk have been urged to wear face masks if they have to go out. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 16, 2019.
THE Fire and Rescue Department yesterday called on Miri folk to keep away from outdoor activities as the city is expected to be smoggy due to a peat fire on a 70ha plantation in Kuala Baram. Miri Fire and Rescue Station chief Law Poh Kiong said although they had identified the source of the fire as the oil palm plantation, efforts to put out the blaze were hampered as there was no water source or proper roads.
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