PENAMPANG: A worker was injured in a gas leak incident at an ice-cream factory at KR Industrial Park, Jalan Bundusan, here today.
In the 3.40pm incident, the worker, while discharging the excess ammonia gas, was said to have slipped and fell.
With the valve lever open, the gas blew right to his face, causing the injury.
Fellow workers alerted the factory manager who then rushed the victim to the nearest hospital.
A worker at a nearby factory, known only as Desmond, said firefighters ordered them to stay about 100m from the factory for safety reason.
A state Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said a hazardous material (Hazmat) team was deployed to the factory to control the leak.
Translated from Harian Metro