A contract worker was killed while his two colleagues suffered severe breathing difficulties after inhaling methane gas when cleaning a tank at a processing plant owned by Petronas Gas Berhad (PGB) in Kertih, yesterday.
In the 3pm incident the victim Mohd Marwan Mustafa Afandi, 35, died at the scene while his friends Mohd Zul Aizat Aziz, 23, and Mohd Yaacob Badrishah, 24 were lucky to survive but experienced shortness of breath.
It was believed that the incident happened soon after the three victims entered the methane gas tank which was six meters from the ground and said to have been emptied for maintenance work.
Upon entering the tank, Mohd Mazwan suddenly collapsed and when his two colleagues, who were still outside tried to help, they suffered severe breathing difficulties.
However, both managed to climb out of the tank while Mohd Marwan was later brought out by a team of rescuers and sent to a nearby clinic but later pronounced dead.
Meanwhile, Kemaman OCPD Supt Mohd Said Ibrahim when contacted by Bernama, confirmed the incident.
The body was sent the Kemaman Hospital for post mortem while other two victims sent to the same hospital for further treatment were reported to be in stable condition.
PGB, in a statement today, said an investigation would be carried out and offered condolences to the family of the victim who died in the incident. -- BERNAMA
Bernama
Thu Oct 27 2016
The body was sent the Kemaman Hospital for post mortem while other two victims sent to the same hospital for further treatment were reported to be in stable condition. - Filepic
AWANI Ringkas: Laporan interim nahas helikopter TLDM dalam dua minggu
Ikuti rangkuman berita utama yang menjadi tumpuan sepanjang hari di Astro AWANI menerusi AWANI Ringkas.
Nahas helikopter Lumut: Semua jenazah dibawa keluar dari HRPB
Semua jenazah anggota TLDM yang maut dalam nahas helikopter di Lumut dibawa keluar daripada Jabatan Forensik Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun pada Rabu.
Lebih sebulan berlalu, polis masih kesan pemilik sebenar wang RM500,000 dalam bagasi
Polis masih mengesan pemilik sebenar wang tunai lebih RM500,000 yang ditemui dalam bagasi di tempat letak kereta sebuah pusat beli-belah di Damansara pada 20 Mac lalu.
Freedom Flotilla to Gaza: "Ini panggilan daripada Allah" - Dr Sharifah Mazlina
Beliau bersyukur kerana permohonan menyertai misi ini diluluskan biarpun hanya sempat mengisi borang penyertaan di saat akhir.
Bersatu beri bayangan ketengah calon Melayu
Bersatu beri bayangan calon yang akan diketengahkan Perikatan Nasional (PN) pada Pilihan Raya Kecil (PRK) Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Kuala Kubu Baharu Mei ini ialah calon Melayu.
Proses bedah siasat 10 mangsa selesai
Proses bedah siasat melibatkan 10 mangsa nahas helikopter terhempas di Lumut yang dijalankan di Jabatan Forensik Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB) selesai pada jam 2.20 petang Rabu
[TERKINI] Laporan interim dalam tempoh dua minggu
Menteri Pertahanan, Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin menyatakan komitmen tersebut pada mesyuarat kabinet yang diadakan pada Rabu.
Tak boleh tolak permohonan pasport jika pemohon tidak fasih Bahasa Melayu - JIM
JIM tidak dibenarkan untuk menolak sebarang permohonan pasport hanya kerana pelanggan gagal menguasai bahasa kebangsaan.
Lima penjawat awam direman bantu siasatan kes terima suapan
Lima penjawat awam direman bagi membantu siasatan kes menerima suapan RM3,000 hingga RM15,000 daripada kontraktor berkait kerja pembersihan.
AFPPD pilih Malaysia jadi tuan rumah pejabat sekretariat
Forum Ahli Parlimen Negara Asia Mengenai Populasi dan Pembangunan (AFPPD) memilih Malaysia sebagai pilihan utama untuk menempatkan pejabat sekretariatnya.