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Mad rush for oxygen tanks, air purifiers in haze-choked Southeast Asia

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France-Presse, A. (2026, October 18). Mad rush for oxygen tanks, air purifiers in haze-choked Southeast Asia. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3371289/mad-rush-oxygen-tanks-air-purifiers-haze-choked-southeast-asia?utm_source=rss_feed

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In Southeast Asia, families are urgently purchasing oxygen tanks and air purifiers due to persistent toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires. At AA Alive, a medical equipment company near Kuala Lumpur, sales of oxygen bottles have increased by 35 percent as demand surges.

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Families across Southeast Asia are urgently purchasing oxygen tanks and air purifiers to combat toxic haze from forest fires in Indonesia. The smog has persisted for weeks, prompting a surge in demand for equipment that can clean indoor air. In Kuala Lumpur, employees at AA Alive, a medical equipment company, are operating at full capacity to meet the increased demand. According to Rafina Firdaus, a member of AA Alive’s sales team, the company has experienced a 35 percent increase in sales due to the haze.

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