IPOH: A semiconductor factory in Jelapang here was forced to halt its operations temporarily after the security officers detected what they thought was poisonous gas at the factory’s production department.
Meru Raya Fire and Rescue Department chief operation Muhammad Izzawawi Ishak said the department was alerted to the incident at 9.28am.
“The security officer ad informed us that they detected poisonous gas, believed to be from an office space near the production department which was earlier destroyed in a fire about 5.40am.
“A team of firemen from Pasir Puteh as well as the department’s hazardous material (Hazmat) team were dispatched to the scene to identify the source of the odour and to check the air quality.
“The Hazmat team took about 90 minute to sweep the area using a gas detector,” he said, adding that checks showed that there was no polluted air recorded. The smell is believed to have been from the earlier fire, which destroyed electrical appliances.
Izzawawi said that as a result, the production department would temporary cease its operation until further notice.