Forest fires in Sarawak rage on, Kuala Baram records hazardous API reading


Firemen battling forest fires on the ground in the Kuala Baram district in northern Sarawak, about 20km north of Miri City

MIRI: The Air Pollutant Index in the Kuala Baram district in northern Sarawak hit hazardous levels on Monday, with a reading of 334 at 9am, as forest fires rage on.

Big fires close to the Industrial Training Institute here have resulted in dense smoke that has been carried by strong winds even into Miri City, some 20km away.

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