{
  "id": 4195408,
  "title": "MAHA 2026: Dewan A kembali dibuka kepada pengunjung selepas insiden asap",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/maha-2026-dewan-a-kembali-dibuka-kepada-pengunjung-selepas-insiden-4195408",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T12:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/29/maha-2026-dewan-a-kembali-dibuka-kepada-pengunjung-selepas-insiden-asap"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Exhibition (MAHA) 2026 held at Malaysian Agricultural Exhibition Park (MAEPS) resumed opening to visitors today following a previous incident of smoke and unpleasant odour. In a statement, the Exhibition Management Committee of MAHA 2026 clarified that the incident, which occurred at 4:50 pm yesterday, was handled with inspection by Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) and the event management safety team found no ongoing safety threat. \"The exhibition organizers wish to stress that the technical incident has been resolved without any structural implication. There were no reported injuries, medical panic or mental trauma,\" said the statement. The Exhibition Management Committee further explained that the temporary evacuation of Dewan A was a standard precaution under MAHA 2026 Safety Operation Standard Procedure to ensure visitor and exhibitor safety and comfort. MAHA 2026 takes place from August 28th to September 6th and is expected to attract around four million visitors.",
  "summary": "Jawatankuasa penganjur berkata insiden petang tadi telah dikawal dan tiada ancaman keselamatan.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "MAHA 2026: Dewan A kembali dibuka kepada pengunjung selepas insiden asap",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/maha-2026-dewan-a-kembali-dibuka-kepada-pengunjung-selepas-insiden",
        "published": "2026-08-29T12:20:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}