10 rushed to hospital after ammonia leak at factory

SHAH ALAM, - Ten workers were rushed to the hospital for treatment after an ammonia gas leak at a factory in Perindustrian Bukit Raja, Section 7, here today.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department's assistant director (Operations), Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar, said that the department received an emergency call at 11.15 am regarding the incident, and found that there was a leak of ammonia gas from the valve of a gas storage tank.

He said the victims consisting of eight women and two men in their 20s and 30s were taken to Shah Alam Hospital for further treatment.

"The work to repair the leaking valve is being carried out by the Hazardous Chemicals Special Team (Hazmat),” he said in a statement today. - BERNAMA