SK Taman Pasir Putih pupils donning masks as a safety precaution, following the illegal dumping of chemicals into Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang. The effects of the chemical waste can be felt within a 5km radius, says the health minister. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 13, 2019.
NINE patients have been admitted to the intensive care unit and 166 to the normal ward after breathing in toxic fumes from the chemical dump in Pasir Gudang’s Sg Kim Kim. Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said no fatalities have been reported, but 506 cases of people falling ill, including a ministry official, have been recorded.
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