KUALA LUMPUR [Malaysia] At least 39 people have fallen ill after a gas leak at Malaysia's main international airport, Al Jazeera reported on Friday, quoting officials.
Responding to a report of the incident, fire services said on Thursday that a chemical leak was reported at an aircraft engineering facility separate from the passenger terminal at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, according to the Selangor State Fire Department.
"A total of 39 victims were suffering from dizziness and nausea," local rescue official Muhammad Noor Khairi Samsumin said in a statement.
Officials said one of the patients was hospitalized and the other fourteen were taken to an air disaster unit for treatment, Al Jazeera reported.
All of the affected individuals are employed by three companies that use the site.
According to officials, there was no increased threat to public safety and the incident had no impact on passengers or flights. According to police, a skid tank neglected for nine years was the source of the gas leak.
According to Muhammad Noor, the gas leak was identified as methyl mercaptan, which is added to liquefied petroleum gas to smell like rotten cabbage to identify leaks.
Responding to a report of the incident, fire services said on Thursday that a chemical leak was reported at an aircraft engineering facility separate from the passenger terminal at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, according to the Selangor State Fire Department.
"A total of 39 victims were suffering from dizziness and nausea," local rescue official Muhammad Noor Khairi Samsumin said in a statement.
Officials said one of the patients was hospitalized and the other fourteen were taken to an air disaster unit for treatment, Al Jazeera reported.
All of the affected individuals are employed by three companies that use the site.
According to officials, there was no increased threat to public safety and the incident had no impact on passengers or flights. According to police, a skid tank neglected for nine years was the source of the gas leak.
According to Muhammad Noor, the gas leak was identified as methyl mercaptan, which is added to liquefied petroleum gas to smell like rotten cabbage to identify leaks.
