JOHOR BARU, Aug 3 — A total of 24 pupils, two teachers and two canteen workers from the SK Sungai Tiram primary school in Ulu Tiram experienced nausea due to exposure to chemical...
JOHOR BARU, Aug 3 — A total of 24 pupils, two teachers and two canteen workers from the SK Sungai Tiram primary school in Ulu Tiram experienced nausea due to exposure to chemical fumes believed to be from industrial waste pollution of a nearby river over the past two days.
“Upon arrival, all pupils, teachers and other staff were instructed to leave the school’s compound immediately while firemen conducted aerial readings at the scene of the incident with personnel from the Johor Department of Environment ,” he said in a statement today. Mohd Salleh added that the detection process continued yesterday afternoon with additional equipment including long range detectors, gas analysers, radiation detectors and gas metres in several designated sectors.
“Upon investigation, the Hazmat and DoE teams found that there was an activity of burning the intermediate bulk container tank which contained waste materials in the form of sludge and liquid waste that also ran into the waterway of a nearby river,” he said.“We are also grateful to the Health Ministry personnel who assisted in devising a plotting arrangement for residents who have symptoms.
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