Deputy minister: 21 students still in hospital over fumes inhalation
Yesterday several students experienced difficulty breathing, vomited and fainted after inhaling the fumes. — Picture courtesy of the Johor Fire and Rescue Department
The students are among the 39 people still warded at the Sultan Ismail Hospital after having inhaled the fumes from the chemical discarded in Sungai Kim Kim. “Two of the 12 students of SMK Pasir Putih, both girls, are in intensive care but their condition is stable,” she told reporters after visiting the students at the hospital. She was accompanied by the hospital’s deputy director , Dr Surya Masrom.
She said SK Pasir Putih and SMK Pasir Putih will remain closed until tomorrow and the situation is being monitored to determine whether they can reopen on Sunday.
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