Environment Dept investigating crude palm oil spill in Kota Tinggi


JOHOR BARU: Authorities are investigating an oil spill at a factory in Kota Tinggi believed to have been caused by malfunctioning equipment, said the the Johor Environment Department (DOE).

Johor DOE director Dr Mohd Famey Yusoff said the department’s Pengerang branch conducted an inspection at the site on March 27 and confirmed that malfunction had caused a crude palm oil spill.

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