NEA: Local vegetation fires could have contributed to burning smell in the air
The view along Sengkang West at 8.29am on Wednesday morning.
Photo: ST
ASIAONE
Wednesday, Mar 30, 2016
Local vegetation fires and wind convergence over Singapore on Tuesday afternoon could be among the reasons why you may have noticed a burning smell lingering in the air over parts of the island on Tuesday (March 29) night and early Wednesday morning.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) added in a press statement on Wednesday (March 30) that weather conditions here and in the region have been generally dry with little rainfall in recent days.
In addition, there have been a rise in the number of hotspots in the northern ASEAN region - which are generally low in numbers - and this could have resulted in an increased concentration of particulate matter such as dust particles in the atmosphere over the region.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said on Wednesday that it attended to 20 incidents of vegetation fire on Tuesday.
The largest incident affected an area of 2 metres by 10 metres in Tampines. The other incidents, mostly involving shrubs along centre dividers of expressways, affected areas of 2 metres by 2 metres.
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