One school in JB ordered to close after 21 pupils suffer nausea, shortness of breath, dizziness

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Investigations have revealed that the chemicals found in Sungai Pandan have the potential to harm public health, says Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yc5nrc4t   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Johor Mentri Basar Dato'on Hafiz Ghazi on Monday visited the area around Johor Bahru,

00:07which was hit by odour pollution.

00:10He said investigations revealed that the chemicals found in Sungai Pandan recently had the potential

00:15to harm public health.

00:17He said the chemicals consist of toxic components that had polluted the air and caused unpleasant

00:23smell in the area.

00:25He said a team comprising officials from the Department of Environment and Fire and Rescue

00:30Department identified the chemical residues in the contaminated water samples and will

00:35work on preventing the pollution from spreading to other areas.

00:39He instructed the authorities to bring those responsible for the pollution to justice.

00:55Earlier, some 21 pupils at SK Kampung Maju Jaya experienced nausea, shortness of breath

01:07and dizziness due to being exposed to odour pollution.

01:12Following this, health officials from the campus health clinic have been deployed to

01:16the school to provide medical treatment to the pupils before they were allowed to leave.

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