Toxic smoke pours out of landfill at Pulau Burung in Nibong Tebal. —ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: Ten schools located within a 10km radius of the Pulau Burung landfill on the mainland of Penang were ordered to close from Wednesday (Jan 19) to Friday (Jan 21) following a fire at the landfill that broke out last Wednesday (Jan 12).
Southern district education chief Mohamad Dziauddin Mat Saad said the decision was made after a district disaster management meeting on Monday (Jan 17).
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