Mother and baby among those evacuated over mercury leak


BUTTERWORTH: A mother and her newborn baby are among the occupants of six houses in Tasek Gelugor evacuated by the Fire and Rescue Department’s Hazardous Materials Squad (Hazmat) team following a mercury spill at the SMK Guar Perahu in Bukit Mertajam.

The 10 occupants are believed to be family members of six students of the school who were hospitalised after school authorities detected spilled liquid mercury in two classrooms on Thursday.

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