Factory in Merlimau ordered to close until probe into ammonia leak completed


JASIN (Bernama): Following an ammonia gas leak, the poultry processing factory in Merlimau here was ordered to close until the clean-up process, and investigations into the cause of the mishap are completed.

Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Afzanizar Ahmad said the leak, which occurred around 11.30am Tuesday (Sept 3), was believed to be from a gas pipe at the factory’s freezer section.

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