Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan (Antaranews) - A thick haze blanketing Banjarbaru City, South Kalimantan, on Thursday morning, so that interfere with breathing, especially if inhaled directly.
Antaranews monitored, visible haze began to cover most of the region since 06.00 accompanied with pungent smell remnants of the fire.
"When wake up the pungent odor of smoke smell in the house and if opened the door and window, a thin haze in," said Wita, a housewife.
According to the resident of Jalan Taruna, Banjarbaru City, the occurrence of smog in the housing complex has been several times. However, this time swirling fog quite disturbing breathing.
"The smog was thicker this time than before. Moreover, the effect is now only interfere with breathing due to the pungent smell," she said.
Smog suspected to originate from the burning of forests and land also limits visibility ranging from 50 meters to 100 meters.
In fact, along Jalan Ahmad Yani Km 18 to enter the city of Banjarbaru Km 36, visibility was only about 50 meters so it is quite disturbing rider.
"The fog thick, especially in the area of ​​the Liang Anggang Subdistrict Km 21, thus disturbing the viewing distance is only about 50 meters," Dendy, one motorist, said.
He said that almost all two-wheeler riders including four wheel wear masks cover the nose and mouth because the smell is quite pungent interfere with breathing.
"In addition to strong odors, the eyes also become sore due to exposure to smog so the driver only slowly driving the vehicle," said the private sector employees.
Until 08.00, thick smog still quite blanketed Banjarbaru and still leaving enough pungent smell like something burned down.
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Antaranews monitored, visible haze began to cover most of the region since 06.00 accompanied with pungent smell remnants of the fire.
"When wake up the pungent odor of smoke smell in the house and if opened the door and window, a thin haze in," said Wita, a housewife.
According to the resident of Jalan Taruna, Banjarbaru City, the occurrence of smog in the housing complex has been several times. However, this time swirling fog quite disturbing breathing.
"The smog was thicker this time than before. Moreover, the effect is now only interfere with breathing due to the pungent smell," she said.
Smog suspected to originate from the burning of forests and land also limits visibility ranging from 50 meters to 100 meters.
In fact, along Jalan Ahmad Yani Km 18 to enter the city of Banjarbaru Km 36, visibility was only about 50 meters so it is quite disturbing rider.
"The fog thick, especially in the area of ​​the Liang Anggang Subdistrict Km 21, thus disturbing the viewing distance is only about 50 meters," Dendy, one motorist, said.
He said that almost all two-wheeler riders including four wheel wear masks cover the nose and mouth because the smell is quite pungent interfere with breathing.
"In addition to strong odors, the eyes also become sore due to exposure to smog so the driver only slowly driving the vehicle," said the private sector employees.
Until 08.00, thick smog still quite blanketed Banjarbaru and still leaving enough pungent smell like something burned down.
Editor : Asmuni Kadri
COPYRIGHT © ANTARA News Kalimantan Selatan 2014