NIBONG TEBAL: A maintenance worker suffered 30 per cent burns on his legs after falling into a cauldron of molten zinc during an incident at the Nibong Tebal Industrial Park here today.
A Penang Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre spokesman said they received an emergency call at 10.58 am and dispatched a team from the Nibong Tebal and Sungai Bakap Fire Station to the location.
“The victim, a maintenance worker, fell into the 450-degree Celcius cauldron, measuring 20×5 sq ft.
“The victim suffered 30 per cent burns on his legs,” he said in a statement, adding that the victim was taken by ambulance to the Sungai Bakap Hospital.–Bernama
