Three pass out in gas leak incident at fast food joint

KUALA LUMPUR – Two fast food outlet workers and a Health Ministry officer were rushed to the hospital when they fainted due to a gas leak at the restaurant in Jalan Pandan here today.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis said in a statement that firefighters from the Pandan Fire and Rescue Station and Hazardous Materials Unit teams from the Shah Alam and Tun Razak Fire Stations were deployed to the scene following a distress call at 9.55am.

He said the Health Ministry officer entered the restaurant to help the two women restaurant workers who had fainted.

The victims were brought to the Ampang Hospital for further treatment, he said, adding that the restaurant is closed pending an investigation. – Bernama, October 10, 2022