A member of the team cleaning up the spilled mercury.
TAWAU: A mercury spill was reported at SMK Jambatan Putih, near here, after a thermometer broke in the school’s laboratory room, on Wednesday.However, no one was injured in the incident, said Tawau Fire and Rescue
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Station (BBP) Chief, Julius John Stephens Jr.
According to him, his party cleaned up the mercury spillage using sulfur powder and put it in a bag for disposal.
Earlier, he said, a team of six members including an officer was deployed to the location 10 kilometers away from BBP along with a machine for the operation.
“We received an emergency call at 8am and ended the operation at 8.33am after making sure there was no more danger in the location”.
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