Ulu Tiram school evacuated after 24 students and four adults suffer dizzy spells and vomiting


JOHOR BARU: A total of 24 pupils and four adults at SK Sungai Tiram here had to seek medical attention after suffering from dizzy spells and vomiting due to a strange odour in the area.

The students, two teachers and two canteen staff were told to leave the school in Ulu Tiram immediately and sought medical treatment after the incident was reported at 3.13pm on Tuesday (Aug 1).

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