Jatibarang TPA Fire Smoke Disrupts Learning, Elementary School Ngaliyan Students Asked To Go Home

The Jatibarang TPA fire, Semarang City, Central Java, had an impact on SDN 4 Ngaliyan which is located not far from the waste disposal site.Sap the rest of the Jatibarang TPA fire, Tuesday, which is in the process of cooling being carried away by the wind to the school complex which is scheduled to hold the Final Semester Assessment. Head of SDN 4 Ngaliyan Wisnu Yuni Setyaningsih said students were discharged early due to these conditions. "Today there is a test, but they went home early," said Wisnu as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, September 19. According to him, the policy was taken to anticipate so that students would not get sick due to white smoke from the remaining fire. As for tomorrow's teaching and learning activities, he continued, it was proposed to be carried out online. "For tomorrow, the conditions will be seen first. If tomorrow the online plan is for the safety of the children," he added. Previously, the fire hit the Jatibarang TPA area, Semarang City, on Monday.

The fire first appeared in the former TPA at the top which spread to the bottom. Strong winds caused the fire to spread quickly into the area in the garbage pile area.