Second worker dies after toxic gas incident at PUB's Choa Chu Kang Waterworks

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SINGAPORE — A second worker died on Tuesday night (May 28) after inhaling toxic gas at PUB's Choa Chu Kang Waterworks last week.

SINGAPORE — A second worker died on Tuesday night after inhaling toxic gas at PUB 's Choa Chu Kang Waterworks last week.LinkedIn

He and two other workers collapsed after inhaling hydrogen sulphide gas while draining sludge from one of the plant’s pulsator tanks as part of tank cleaning work. It added that it is cooperating fully with the Ministry of Manpower on its investigation and is conducting a safety investigation of its own.

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