SHAH ALAM: Four male factory workers sustained burns and three women experienced breathing difficulties after exposure to an ammonia gas leak in the Pulau Indah industrial area in Klang this afternoon.
Selangor fire and rescue assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar said the burn victims were taken to hospital by factory management before firefighters arrived at the scene.
He did not explain how the four male workers sustained burns.
“Initial investigations found that there was a valve leak in the ammonia gas line and three female workers were found to be experiencing breathing difficulties,” he said in a statement today.
The leak was contained by the hazmat (hazardous materials) special team at 3.10pm.