SHAH ALAM, 14 SEP: An extraordinary traffic jam spanning over 5km occured after a barrel containing nitric acid, which was being carried by a trailer, leaked this morning.
According to Astro Awani, a team from the Hazardous Materials Unit (HAZMAT) and the fire department rushed to Kilometre 1.1 of the Guthrie Highway, Section U8, Shah Alan, Selangor, following the incident.
The rescuers were forced to close the road heading to Shah Alam and divert traffic to the Bukit Jelutong route to carry out cleaning tasks.
The Operations Assistant Director of the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department, Mohd Sani Harul, said that during the incident, the trailer from a factory in Rawang was carrying six barrels of sulfuric acid weighing 6,000 kilogrammes and three barrels of nitric acid weighing 3,000 kilogrammes.
However, one barrel of nitric acid weighing 1000 kilogrammes suffered a leak, causing the acid to spill onto the road.
According to him, the fire department successfully controlled the flow of the acid using an absorption technique, soda ash, and a water curtain to prevent the acid fumes from spreading.
#kltu GCE: Video Asid Tumpah dari Bkt Jelutong ke Shah Alam di KM1.8.
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Sunday, 13 September 2015
No injuries have been reported thus far.
Gambar: Astro Awani
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