MALACCA: Another case of mercury being spilled in a school laboratory was reported after a Fire and Rescue Department's Hazardous Materials (hazmat) team rushed to SMK Talib Karim in Alor Gajah on Thursday. Department spokesman Mohd Hafidzatullah Rashid said 20 students and a teacher were in the science laboratory when a thermometer fell and broke, spilling mercury onto the floor. Earlier this morning, a teacher and two students were taken to hospital after they were exposed to mercury from a broken thermometer at SMK Ken Hwa in Keningau district. They were conducting an experiment in the school laboratory when the incident happened. Sabah Fire and Rescue Department public relations officer Khatizah Rahaban said the teacher and students were sent to hospital before firemen arrived.

Source: The Star February 23, 2017 11:26 UTC