Man found dead inside sludge tank in Pasir Gudang
PASIR GUDANG: A 26-year-old man was found dead inside a 15,000 cubic-metre sludge tank at the Pasir Gudang Industrial Area here last night. District Fire and Rescue Station operations commander fire Superintendent II Firdaus Ahmad said the victim was found about 1.5 metres deep inside the scheduled waste metal Hydroxide sludge tank, which stood about 6.1 metres high. The tank is used to store…
A 26-year-old man was discovered deceased inside a 15,000 cubic-metre sludge tank at the Pasir Gudang Industrial Area last night, according to the New Straits Times. The victim, who is believed to be a worker at the site, was found approximately 1.5 metres deep within the 6.1-metre-high tank, which stores sludge from industrial wastewater treatment and metal-processing operations.
Despite rescue efforts, the man was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. The circumstances leading to his presence inside the tank remain unclear.
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