NIBONG TEBAL: A fire broke out at phase three of the Pulau Burung landfill here late last night.
The 10.15pm fire involved a slope area measuring about 0.8ha.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
Jawi assemblyman Jason Hng shared the incident on his Facebook page.
"Two Fire and Rescue engines, one Fire and Rescue tanker, two excavators and one bulldozer are on-site to put out the fire.
"Firefighter are dousing the rubbish pile which caught fire. They had also formed a fire breaker surrounding the fire site.
"We hope that the fire can be put out as soon as possible," he said.
This is the second fire reported at the landfill this year.
On Jan 12, it was reported that more than 11ha of the 33ha Pulau Burung landfill was razed by fire.
The incident forced families in Ladang Byram and Kampung Kebun Baru here to evacuate their homes due to toxic fumes.
The landfill area was also declared as a Level 1 disaster area.
It took firefighters about three weeks to put out the fire.