KOTA KINABALU: The acid leak on board a Malaysia Airlines aircraft at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport yesterday (Wednesdsay) originated from a box of wet cell batteries. Malaysia Airports Kota Kinabalu senior manager Sunif Naiman, when contacted, confirmed that a 40kg CPU battery had leaked inside the aircraft cargo compartment. "We received notification at 5.35pm (yesterday) about an incident involving a chemical leak on board flight MH2614. According to a report by the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department, the Hazmat team inspected the cargo compartment and conducted a test on the acid leak using pH paper. "Cleaning work on the acid spill was carried out using sulphur powder and collected into a waste drum," said the department.

Source: New Strait Times September 13, 2017 16:30 UTC