Nine plantation workers hospitalised after accidental pesticide inhalation


KOTA KINABALU: Nine plantation workers in Kinabatangan were rushed to hospital for suspected inhalation of pesticide fumes while fertilising oil palm trees.

In a statement, the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department said the incident happened at about 9am on Saturday (Jan 11) in an eight-hectare plantation but they were only alerted to it at 3.11 pm.

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Kinabatangan , Bomba , Pesticide , Fumes , Inhalation

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