Gas bocor di kilang berdekatan KLIA, tiada kemalangan jiwa

SEPANG: Satu kejadian kebocoran gas berlaku di sebuah kilang berdekatan Lapangan Terbang Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) di sini hari ini, namun tidak melibatkan sebarang kemalangan jiwa.

Pusat Gerakan Operasi Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat (JBPM) Selangor dalam kenyataan memaklumkan pihaknya menerima panggilan kecemasan pada 3.10 pagi membabitkan kejadian kebocoran gas asid tulen dalam sebuah tangki berukuran 20 tan metrik.

Susulan itu, Pasukan Khas Bahan Kimia Berbahaya (Hazmat) daripada Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat Shah Alam digegaskan ke lokasi itu pada 4.40 pagi bagi kerja-kerja pemantauan.

Operasi turut dibantu sembilan anggota daripada JBPM Selangor dan KLIA bersama dua jentera.

"Bomba juga berjaya memindahkan 10 tan metrik gas ke dalam tong gantian yang disediakan oleh pihak kilang," menurut kenyataan itu.

-- BERNAMA

Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

Additionally, more than half of all adults (54%) are overweight or obese. According to the World Obesity Atlas, this figure could rise to 41% in Malaysia by 2035, if preventive action is not taken.

Niaga Spotlight focuses on immediate strategies to address this growing silent threat of Obesity, which also burdens the national healthcare system as well as national productivity levels with significant impacts and costs.