SIBU, July 29 (Bernama) -- Wildfires are still active at four locations across Sarawak, affecting over 88 hectares of land, with the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) continuing efforts to extinguish the blaze.
According to a spokesperson from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre, the largest fire involves a pineapple plantation in Marudi, Miri Division, covering an area of 80.15 hectares, followed by a former landfill in Kampung Plaie, Kota Samarahan, covering four hectares.
The other two locations are a two-hectare forest area near the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Mukah Campus, and the Kampung Jerijih landfill in Tanjung Mani, covering two hectares.
Meanwhile, according to the Department of Environment (DOE) website today, the air pollution index (API) readings recorded at 12 stations in Sarawak as of 12.40 pm were still at a moderate level between 53 and 74.
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