Thieves unwittingly expose themselves to deadly radiation


  • Nation
  • Monday, 13 Feb 2017

KLANG: Greedy company workers stole two industrial radiography projectors, dismantled the lead covers for sale and dumped the radioactive innards of the equipment in a rubbish bin.  

Not realising that they had exposed themselves to deadly radiation, the thieves then sold the covers to a scrap dealer.  

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