Explosion levels Klang chemical factory

SHAH ALAM, Jan 20 — A chemical recycling plant at Kapar Indah Industrial Park in Klang was partially destroyed in an explosion this afternoon, with no casualties reported.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department operations assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar said they received a report on the incident at 4.23pm.

He said there was yellow eye-irritating smoke on site, with the hazmat team from the Shah Alam Fire and Rescue Station dispatched to the scene.

“The operations commander reported that the hazmat team conducted testing to find the air there in normal condition. The burning material was said to be recycled acid. A tanker was destroyed by the explosion and fire,” he said in a statement today.

He said the hazmat team was waiting for the Environment Department to conduct further inspections, while Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed the incident.

— Bernama