Negri Sembilan DOE monitors air quality after Nilai 3 factory fire

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The Negri Sembilan Department of Environment (DOE) installed air quality monitoring devices to assess pollution levels following a fire in Nilai 3 on Friday (Feb 20) morning.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4nhhrnxc  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Negri Sembilan Department of Environment, DOE, has installed air quality monitoring

00:07devices to assess pollution levels following a fire in Nilai 3 on Friday morning.

00:14Its director, Hamza Mohamed, said residents would be informed of any safety measures based

00:19on upcoming data readings.

00:22Speaking at the fire site, he urged the public not to panic, assuring them that the situation

00:27was under control.

00:29Black smoke was visible up to five kilometres away, including from the North-South Expressway

00:34plus towards Surremban.

00:37The massive blaze destroyed a carpet manufacturing factory.

00:41According to the Fire and Rescue Department, 58 firefighters from Nilai, Surremban 2, Mantin

00:47and Rantau stations were deployed.

00:50Upon their arrival shortly after 8 am, the factory was already 80 per cent destroyed.

00:56The fire was fully extinguished by 8.55 am, with no casualties reported.

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