Pakan, Bawang Assan, Kapit, and several locations near Sibu among most severely affected areas.
Their bodies have been brought to the hospital mortuary.
Indigenous groups make up 60% of the state's population.
Saifuddin says teams will deploy to as many remote settlements as possible.
They fear dangerous pollutants could have been released into the atmosphere.
The number is expected to surge beyond the 55,000 mark.
Group wants concrete action, not empty promises.
Workers manage to prevent flames from spreading to the rest of their living quarters.
Minister picks Tay Wei Wei, who is Sarawak PKR information chief, for post.
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