Fire at Pasir Gudang chemical plant brought under control

By MOHD FARHAAN SHAH
  • Nation

  • Wednesday, 20 Sep 2017

PASIR GUDANG: Thick smoke coming  from a chemical factory here caused thousands working and living around the industrial area here to panic.

However, Pasir Gudang Fire and Rescue station chief Ibrahim Omar said the fire was believed to have started from the factory's quench water treatment tanker.

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