Acid spill at Kuala Kangsar school triggers emergency clean-up operation

 

Sabarodzi said that the drum containing acid was safely removed from the storage room and relocated to a designated chemical disposal facility. - Pic from JBPM Perak

IPOH: The Perak Fire and Rescue Department spent around two hours cleaning up an acid spill at Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Tsung Wah in Kuala Kangsar yesterday.

Perak Fire and Rescue Department Operations Division Assistant Director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said they received a distress call at 3.30pm, leading to a team from the Kuala Kangsar Fire and Rescue Station being deployed to the scene.

"The spill involved a 20-litre drum of acid stored near the school canteen. The acid had begun to evaporate while a teacher was tidying and cleaning the storage area," he said.

Sabarodzi said firefighters in full protective gear conducted a thorough clean-up of the area to ensure the acid spill was fully contained and posed no further risk.

"Firefighters cleaned the floor to ensure full decontamination," he said.

Sabarodzi said that the drum containing acid was safely removed from the storage room and relocated to a designated chemical disposal facility. - Bernama