SUNGAI PETANI: A worker at a factory producing rubber-based products in Bakar Arang here lost consciousness while 16 others complained of eye pain and dizziness on Thursday, believed due to a chemical spill.
Sungai Petani Zone 2 Fire and Rescue Senior Operations Commander, Assistant Superintendent Fauzi Shuib said they received a distress call via the MERS 999 line at 3.04pm reporting a chemical spill known as sodium hypochlorite.
He said a team from the Sungai Petani Fire and Rescue Station was sent to the scene and on arrival found there had been a chemical spill at the factory.
"The incident occurred at about 3pm. The victim who fainted was taken to the Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital while the other victims were sent to a nearby clinic and the hospital for treatment," he said in a statement on Friday (June 28).
He said decontamination using water was conducted at the scene and the operation ended at 5.48pm on Thursday (June 27). - Bernama
