Factory worker suffers from pneumonia after chlorine leak

IPOH: A male worker at a chemical processing plant here has been diagnosed with pneumonia after inhaling chlorine gas following the gas leak incident at the factory on Saturday.

Perak Health director Datuk Dr Juita Ghazalie said the worker was now being treated at the Intensive Care Unit of Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB), here.

“The factory worker is placed on a ventilator. Other vital signs like blood pressure and heart pulse are normal.

“We gave him muscle relaxants and put him to sleep,” she said via the WhatsApp application yesterday.

Dr Juita said a fireman who suffered fatigue while conducting the chlorine gas neutralisation work was reported to be in stable condition.

She said the fireman was now being treated at a normal ward of HRPB but would still be under observation.

In the 10am incident on Saturday, a ferric acid tank at the factory producing alkaline chloride solution in Kampung Baru Bukit Merah, Menglembu, here, fell and broke, causing the liquid to be mixed with hypochlorite in the pipes, thus producing chlorine gas.

The incident caused six firemen suffering from fatigue after carrying five tonnes of sodium to neutralise the chlorine gas. - Bernama

Pahang Umno Youth asks MP to apologise

KUALA LUMPUR: Pahang Umno Youth wants Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi to apologise to the family of Datuk Dr Haron Din and Muslims in the country over his alleged sensitive remarks on the demise of the spiritual leader of PAS.

Its chief Mohd Shahar Abdullah said the alleged remarks had offended Muslims.

“If indeed Jeff Ooi is a gentleman claiming to fight for equality of races as touted by his party, he should apologise to Haron Din’s family and all Muslims within the next 24 hours,” he said in a statement here yesterday.

He said that action should be taken against Ooi if no apology was forthcoming.

“The DAP leader’s actions of insulting Islam and Malay leaders without any fear is a reflection of the kind of leadership which would be shown if they (DAP) were to take over the country,” he added. - Bernama