March 13, 2019, 10:00 PM 
[UPDATED on Thursday, March 14 at 11:20am with comments from Fakkah Fuzz]
Sometimes borders don't matter when people need help.
Take Singaporean comedian Muhammad Fadzri Abd Rashid, better known by his stage name Fakkah Fuzz, for example.
He hopes to help people in Malaysia who are affected by the burning fires and toxic fumes at Pasir Gudang in Johor.
Which, if you recall, was the source of the burning smell and slight haze we experienced recently.
According to the Malay Mail, illegally dumped chemicals, coupled with hot weather, led to the emission of hazardous fumes.
As of March 13, more than 500 people have sought medical attention and 16 schools have been closed.
Fadzri wants to help
Fadzri learned about the dire situation from the news and his Twitter feed.
He took to Twitter on Wednesday, March 13 with this:
Anybody here stayin in Pasir Gudang care to tell me what the situation there is like now? I wanna know how I can help.
— Fakkah Fuzz (@FakkahFuzz) March 13, 2019
Someone replied, saying the people there need masks, apparently because local supplies had run out.
Currently i went to so many shops , pharmacy , looking for mask. Most of this shop are out of stock. We need more mask , please if someone could help for the mask
— Akim (@_akimamri) March 13, 2019
Another person added that they needed "proper" masks, saying they could only get their hands on surgical masks.
https://twitter.com/ramzifathull/status/1105742637250764800
As any Singaporean familiar with the haze would know, surgical masks don't do a good job of blocking out smoke and toxic fumes as they are unable to filter out finer particles.
Fadzri then tweeted that he would get as many N95 masks as he could.
THOSE IN PASIR GUDANG IN NEED OF N95 MASKS. I am looking to make a trip down to UITM Pasir Gudang to give away masks. Insyaallah update the time tryin to get it sorted here
— Fakkah Fuzz (@FakkahFuzz) March 13, 2019
Speaking to Mothership on Thursday morning, he said, "I saw the distance on my GPS and it said the place was only 20 plus km away so I thought 'hey, lets do this'."
N95 masks from Mustafa
At around 8pm Wednesday, Fadzri tweeted a photo of the supplies he was bringing, apparently having bought them from Mustafa Shopping Centre.
He said he would not be able to reach UITM Pasir Gudang, a university in the area, but that he could reach Dewan (Serbaguna) Taman Pasir Putih, a multi-purpose hall in the town.
Guys in Pasir Gudang this was all the N95 i could find and I cant head to UITM tonight. Instead Im only able to go to Dewan Taman Pasir Putih. Lemme get some more and I’ll make my way down. pic.twitter.com/9BTafKVCXm
— Fakkah Fuzz (@FakkahFuzz) March 13, 2019
Fadzri told Mothership that other people he knew who couldn't make the trip still helped out by contributing towards purchasing the masks.
At 8:34pm, Fadzri also uploaded a selfie video saying that he and some friends intend to make the trip to Pasir Gudang on Wednesday night in order to distribute the masks free-of-charge to the people in need:
On my way guys. Thank you for all my friends who contributed as well! Im on my way hol on!! pic.twitter.com/WB1Sz6Myq5
— Fakkah Fuzz (@FakkahFuzz) March 13, 2019
Help those in need
Fadzri and his friends reached Pasir Gudang safely at around 1am Thursday and distributed the masks.
Alhamdulillah we reached Dewan Taman Pasir Putih safely to deliver the masks! To the families of Pasir Gudang, Stay strong. More help will be coming your way soon! Thank you for my friends who chipped in to contribute as well! pic.twitter.com/xFMyeXVvSt
— Fakkah Fuzz (@FakkahFuzz) March 13, 2019
But there would be another development:
Hey guys I realize R95 is needed instead of N95. Was kinda only told to me after the purchases were made so I sent what I could first. We’re working on sending more R95s to Pasir Gudang as we speak
— Fakkah Fuzz (@FakkahFuzz) March 13, 2019
Sharing his personal take on his kind act, he told Mothership, "I think its best to all do our part and help those in need right now."
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Top image from Fakkah Fuzz's Twitter page.
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