Have hazardous gas safety drills for schools, Education Ministry urged


JOHOR BARU: The Education Ministry has been urged to introduce hazardous gas safety drills at schools other than fire drills.

SK Taman Pasir Putih headmaster Abdul Rashid Ahmad said the school staff managed to react quickly when hazardous fumes from toxic waste, which was allegedly dumped in a nearby river, spread through the school on Thursday.

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