Mohammad Ezanni Mat Salleh (left) and Sahruddin Jamal looking at black chemical material that have been packed ready to be dispose by the waste processing factory at Jalan Selar 1, Pasir Putih.
JOHOR BARU: Three men, including two company owners, have been arrested in relation to the chemical waste dump in Sungai Kim Kim here, which led to 79 people being treated after inhaling hazardous fumes.
State Department of Environment (DoE) director Datuk Dr Mohammad Ezanni Mat Salleh said the arrest was conducted in a joint operation between DoE and the police.
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