21 workers rushed to hospital after ammonia leak in Sungai Petani


SUNGAI PETANI: A total of 21 workers at a factory producing rubber-based products in the Bakar Arang Industrial Area were rushed to the Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital (HSAH) on Thursday (June 27) after experiencing breathing difficulty and vomiting, believed to be due to inhaling ammonia gas.

Sungai Petani Zone 2 senior operations commander Fire Superintendent Johari Bar Azwar said they received a call about a chemical leak at the factory at 10.01am on Thursday (June 27).

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