State tourism, environment, green technology and Orang Asli affairs committee chairman Hee Loy Sian said this was following the construction at the jetty area of 2.02ha without obtaining the planning approval from the authorities, besides the existence of an illegal warehouse there.

He said an investigation found seven out of the 14 lots of land had agricultural land status but did not fully meet the operational conditions set, while the remaining had been converted to industrial use without approval.

He added that all the building structures were sealed yesterday after a huge pile of shredded tyres caught fire last Saturday and checks found the warehouse had been operating on agricultural land.

“The owner had applied to convert the agricultural land to industrial land in 2018 and it was approved, but he has not paid the RM1 million land premium until today,” he told reporters after visiting the site of the fire outbreak, which entered its fourth day today.

Hee said it was learnt that the warehouse owner had a valid approved permit (AP) where the shredded tyres were shipped from Australia to be used as fuel for a plastic recycling factory in Chemor, Perak and a cement factory in Langkawi, Kedah.

He said action would be taken against the warehouse owner for causing air pollution and disturbing the public under Sections 222 (b) and 29 (A) of the Environmental Quality Act 1974.

Meanwhile, Selangor fire and rescue department assistant director (operations), Hafisham Mohd Noor said the 0.37ha fire was now under control and would be fully extinguished by tomorrow.

“We are still investigating the cause of the fire. But we suspect it is due to the hot weather and the presence of inflammable materials in the area,” he said.