JOHOR BARU: All education institutions under the Education Ministry in Pasir Gudang will be closed from tomorrow until Thursday.
State Education Department director Azman Adnan said this was to enable authorities to carry out measures to solve the problem.
"This includes 111 primary and secondary schools, three institutions of higher education and 14 private and international schools as well as 347 private kindergartens registered with the department," he said in a statement last night.
He said the department would continue to monitor and help the schools to ensure that the wellbeing of students were well taken care of.
Today, another 75 people, mostly students, were referred to the Sultan Ismail Hospital for treatment due to the toxic fumes with four being warded but in stable condition.