Ammonia leak: 463 workers at chicken processing factory evacuated

A Fire and Rescue officer in hazmat suit carrying out inspections at the factory after the ammonia leak. – Photo: Sinar Harian

PETALING JAYA: A total of 463 workers at a chicken processing plant in Bagan Tengkorak, Tanjong Karang, were evacuated following an ammonia gas leak on Wednesday (Feb 2).

A worker at the plant discovered the leak after noticing a break in a pipe at the factory at about 1.10pm, Sinar Harian reported.