CHUKAI: Nine workers experienced breathing difficulties after inhaling toxic gas during maintenance work at an animal feed processing factory at Kerteh Biopolymer Park, near here, yesterday.
Terengganu fire and rescue department Zone 2 chief Rohaya Jamil said 18 firefighters, including members of the hazardous materials (Hazmat) special team, were sent to the scene after an emergency call at about 6.50pm.
“An initial investigation found that the incident occurred while the workers, in their 20s to 40s, were cleaning a tank at the factory,” she said.
“They suddenly experienced breathing difficulties after inhaling toxic gas, believed to be ammonia.”
The victims were taken by their colleagues to the Paka health clinic for treatment.
Six of them were referred to Dungun Hospital, while the remaining three were allowed to go home.