Hazmat team rushes to secondary school in Sabah after mercury spill


KOTA KINABALU: A hazardous materials (Hazmat) team from the Fire and Rescue Department was rushed to a secondary school in Penampang after a thermometer broke, spilling mercury in a laboratory there.  

Department spokesman Affendy Ramin said a Form Four student, Joshua Vinilis Johny, 16, sustained minor injuries in the 8.40am incident Friday.  

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