Hazmat Deployed After Tanker Overturns Near Cherating Bridge, Leaking Hydrochloric Acid Into Mangrove Area

Hazmat team deployed after acid tanker overturns near Cherating

Water barriers were set up to keep the chemical from flowing onto the main road. (JBPM pic) PETALING JAYA: A Hazmat team was deployed and water barriers put in place after a tanker carrying 24 tonnes of hydrochloric acid overturned along Jalan Kuantan-Kemaman near the Cherating Bridge in Kuantan, Pahang, today. Pahang fire and rescue department assistant director Salahuddin Isa said they were alerted to the incident at about 7.30am after the tan…

Hazmat deployed after tanker overturns near Cherating Bridge, leaking hydrochloric acid into mangrove area

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — An ISO tank lorry carrying nearly 25 tonnes of hydrochloric acid overturned near Cherating Bridge in Pahang this morning, leaking the hazardous chemical into a nearby mangrove area and triggering an emergency response.Pahang Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Mohd Salahudin Isa said the leak involved less than 1,000 litres of the acid.“It is estimated that less than 1,000 litres of acid were spill…