Five schools in Badulla District have been temporarily closed due to the smoke that has engulfed the area after a fire broke out at a garbage dump yesterday.

Zonal Education Director Piyadasa Rathnayaka said Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya, Badulla Dharmadutha College, Badulla Tamil Girls Maha Vidyalaya, Al-Adhan Maha Vidyalaya and Uva Maha Vidyalaya will be closed until Monday.