Two injured in air conditioning unit explosion in Pasir Gudang


JOHOR BAHRU: Two men suffered burns to their faces and bodies in an explosion involving an air conditioning unit in a container at Tanjung Puteri Resort, Pasir Gudang, on Tuesday evening (Jan 27).

The Johor Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre said it received a distress call at 4.51pm, and firefighters from the Pasir Gudang Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) were dispatched to the scene, arriving about 11 minutes later.

Upon arrival, the team found that an explosion involving the container's air conditioning unit had occurred, and the fire had been extinguished with a dry powder fire extinguisher, it said.

The two victims were then taken to the Sultan Ismail Hospital (HSI) for further treatment. – Bernama

 

 

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