Hazmat team to be deployed to fire-stricken oil tanker


JOHOR BARU: A 15-man hazardous material (hazmat) unit from the Fire and Rescue Department will be deployed to the Gabon-registered crude oil tanker after an on-board explosion rocked the vessel 48 hours ago.

They will search for the three missing crew members.

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