SUNGAI PETANI, June 28 (Bernama) -- A worker at a factory producing rubber-based products in Bakar Arang here lost consciousness while 16 others complained of eye pain and dizziness yesterday, 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 3.04 pm reporting a spill of a chemical 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 3 pm. The victim who fainted was taken to the Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital (HSAH) while the other victims were sent to a nearby clinic and HSAH for treatment," he said in a statement today.
He said decontamination using water was then conducted at the scene and the operation ended at 5.48 pm yesterday.
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