No explosion: Poor lab ventilation led to 13 students inhaling iodine gas

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BALIK PULAU: Thirteen students – 11 females and two males – were affected after inhaling iodine gas during a science experiment in the school’s laboratory in Bayan Lepas, Penang.

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A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department said all the students were in a stable condition, with only one sent to Penang Hospital to receive treatment. State Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh added that the Form Four students were conducting an experiment which involved iodine.“As there was insufficient ventilation in the laboratory, around 20 students who were in class experienced breathing difficulties and started coughing,” he said, adding that no explosion occurred during the experiment.

It was earlier reported that 17 students had been hurt in a chemical explosion and leak, with another 70 affected by the fumes. Meanwhile, nine foreign workers were hurt when eight containers used as housing overturned at a construction site in Balik Pulau.Supt Nafis said, adding that the workers only sustained minor injuries and were in stable condition

 

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