Calm turns to alarm after thermometer bursts in school lab

MELAKA (Bernama): Pupils at Sekolah Rendah Islam Ar-Rahmah Solok Gaung experienced nausea and dizziness soon after the thermometer they were using during a science experiment on Wednesday (June 26) burst, causing the mercury inside the glass tube to leak.

Nevertheless, the school was quick in seeking treatment at the Ayer Molek Clinic for the 14 pupils aged between eight and eleven.

It also called the Malacca Fire and Rescue Department, which immediately dispatched six personnel and a fire engine to the school laboratory.

"Upon arriving at the location at 12.28 pm, the team found that the mercury had spilled from the thermometer and used special equipment to clean up the area," said a department spokesman.

The pupils were later sent home after receiving outpatient treatment. - Bernama