GEORGE TOWN, Oct 15 — Parts of the plaster ceiling of the ground floor of the Penang International Airport came crashing down early this morning, injuring an employee.
In the 8.10am incident, several portions of the plaster ceiling near the Malaysia Airlines ticketing office and the KL Airport Services (KLAS) office gave way as gallons of water poured down from the ceiling.
A KLAS worker was injured when parts of the ceiling fell on her and she has been sent to the Penang Hospital for observation.
About 100 Malaysia Airport Berhad staff members immediately cleared up the mess and cordoned off the area.
“The KLAS staff member was not seriously injured, she’s just been sent to the hospital for check-up and observation,” said MAB senior manager Mohd Arif Jaafar.
“This portion is still under construction and we are upgrading the gutters in the ceiling.”
He said the unusually heavy downpour caused the gutters to overflow and the water flowed to the ceiling.
“The water pooled at the ceiling and this caused the ceiling to give way.”
He said the MAB will be taking preventive measures as it is now the raining season.
“We will find a way for faster water dispersal from the gutters so that it won’t overflow again,” he said.
At 9.30am, the section was still cordoned off.
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