According to reports, firefighters took more than 10 hours to extinguish a rubbish-dump blaze at a recycling plant in the Permatang Tinggi Industrial Area on Thursday (23 April).

• Penang Fire and Rescue Department deputy fire operations director John Sagun Francis said they received the emergency call at 1354 hours (local time), and the first crew from Bukit Mertajam fire station rushed to the scene.
• The fire was brought under control at 1536 hours (local time) and extinguished 10 minutes later, but operations only wrapped up at 0004 hours (local time) on Friday (24 April) after overhaul work confirmed no hot spots remained.
• The operation also received support from the Sungai Bakap, Batu Kawan, and Bandar Perda fire stations, 11 volunteer fire brigades and an excavator to break up the burning waste piles.