Nitric acid spill at Cheng technology park


MELAKA (Bernama): About 500 litres of nitric acid spilled while being transferred at a factory manufacturing computer components at the Cheng Technology Park here Friday (Jan 4) night.

Melaka Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director (Operations) Zulkifli Nordin said it took over four hours to neutralise the acid and clean the spill using soda ash before the operation was completed at 1.09am Saturday (Jan 5).

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