Rubbish skip fire at Mumong

A rubbish fire occurred last Saturday (11 August 2012, Saturday) at one of the rubbish skip at the Mumong refuse collection point. The fire which occurred around 9am caused part of the Mumong road covered in thick smoke due as the fire spread to the entire rubbish in the skip.

Upon receiving an emergency call from the public a team of firefighters and two fire engines from Belait Fire Station rushed to the scene to extinguish the fire. The fire then extinguished in 10 minutes time. To prevent the fire from re-ignited the firefighters had to dampen the rubbish as well as cooling the skip.

According to a villager lived near  the refuse collection point said “The refuse skip possibly burned by irresponsible people who typically burned the rubbish once they saw it full. However this time the fire tend to spread rapidly due to the hot and dry weather condition. Fortunately the firefighters extinguish the fire immediately thus it help to reduce the slight haze which occur due to the fire”.