SHAH ALAM: Morning traffic came to a standstill when a gas cylinder leaked nitric acid from a truck, resulting in a massive jam along the Guthrie Highway near Section U8.
The HazMat unit of the Fire and Rescue Department was deployed to the location, 1.1km of the Guthrie Highway.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Mohd Sani Harul said a distress call was received at 7.25am.
He said 11 members of the HazMat unit and eight firefighters from the Kota Anggerik Fire and Rescue Department were deployed to the scene.
Mohd Sani said a lorry was carrying 6,000kg of sulfuric acid and 3,000kg of nitric acid from a factory in Rawang when a gas cylinder containing 1,000kg nitric acid started leaking.
Traffic along the highway, heading to Shah Alam, came to a standstill for about 5km as firemen and HazMat personnel closed one section of the highway to divert traffic toward Bukit Jelutong to enable cleaning work to be carried out.
"We are using soda ash to absorb acid water. There are no casualties or injuries," he said. - Bernama.
