The Hazmat team on site at Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP) where a factory staff became semi-conscious following a gas leak at a flour mill on Friday.
KOTA KINABALU: The Fire and Rescue Department responded to a gas leak at a flour mill in Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP) here on Friday (April 21).
A 27-year-old factory staff had also become semi-conscious following the incident, where the Hazardous Material Unit Team (Hazmat) conducted a decontamination process on him outside the building.
The Department initially received the report at 4.25pm and sent a team of seven Hazmat and three Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) personnel to the location.
"The Hazmat team reported a leak from a gas tank of mixed LPG (liquified petroleum gas) and Methyl Bromide, which had been shut by factory workers before the team arrived.
"The victim was given a preliminary treatment in the ambulance after the decontamination process, and was sent to the Queen Elizabeth 1 district hospital for further treatment.
"After ensuring there are no more risks, the operation ended at 5.28pm," the spokesman added.
