{
  "id": 5446224,
  "title": "Serian haze worsens, API hits 495",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/serian-haze-worsens-api-hits-495",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T00:07:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1525348/serian-haze-worsens-api-hits-495"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Haze conditions in Serian, Sarawak, have worsened, with the Air Pollutant Index (API) rising to 495 as of 7am today.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Serian air pollution hits hazardous level with API reading of 495",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/serian-air-pollution-hits-hazardous-level-with-api-reading-of-495",
        "published": "2026-09-04T00:19:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Sarawak haze pushes Serian API reading to 495, just short of ‘emergency’ level",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/sarawak-haze-pushes-serian-api-reading-to-495-just-short-of-emergency",
        "published": "2026-09-04T01:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Air quality in Serian exceeds emergency level at 517",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/air-quality-in-serian-exceeds-emergency-level-at-517",
        "published": "2026-09-04T03:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Serian API hits 518 as haze persists in Sarawak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/serian-api-hits-518-as-haze-persists-in-sarawak",
        "published": "2026-09-04T03:14:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}