MANJUNG: 15 people from four families were ordered to evacuate their homes when two pipes at an abandoned ice factory at Pantai Remis here, was found to be leaking ammonia gas.
Work to contain the leak was completed at 1.25am today following the 3pm incident yesterday at Jalan Pelantar.
Pasir Puteh Fire and Rescue Department HAZMAT operation commander Shazlein Mohd Hanafiah said the department received a distress call at 3.08pm.
"The assistance of police was roped in to order the evacuation," he said.
He added the leakage occurred as contract workers were dismantling the rusty pipe.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Tengku Mohd Zailan Tengku Ahmad Shah when contacted confirmed the incident.
It is understood the villagers are yet to be allowed to return home.