Truck spills acid in Kulim, quick Hazmat response averts disaster

[New Straits Times] - 02/18/2025

KULIM: Quick action by the Fire and Rescue Department’s hazardous materials (Hazmat) team prevented a major chemical spill after a truck skidded and dropped tanks containing 2,800 litres of nitric and phosphoric acid on Jalan Padang Meha, Padang Serai, today. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd



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