JOHOR BAHRU: Twenty-one students were still in hospital on Friday (Mar 8) after breathing in methane fumes from chemical waste that had been ...
JOHOR BAHRU: Twenty-one students were still in hospital on Friday after breathing in methane fumes from chemical waste that had beennear schools in Pasir Gudang, said Malaysian Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching.
39 people - including 21 students - were still hospitalised as of Mar 8 evening after breathing in methane fumes. Teo told reporters after visiting the students at the hospital that two of them, both girls, were in intensive care, although their condition was stable. A canteen operator was also in intensive care.A homemaker living near the river said she first detected “a bad smell” at about 3am on Thursday.
Harry told reporters that his class was originally scheduled to have a physical education lesson on Thursday, but the teacher cancelled it because of the “dirty air”. Intisar Nazihah Mohd Nazri, 16, who is from Harry’s school, said her mother took her to the hospital at about 9.30pm on Thursday after she started feeling queasy.
“ will be left to the Johor Department of Environment , Drainage and Irrigation Department and Pasir Gudang Municipal Council to conduct monitoring and cleaning of the river over the next five days,” he said.
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