Hydrogen sulfide leak at Kota Kinabalu shipyard leaves worker unconscious
Published on: Wed, Aug 20, 2025 Text Size: Rescue workers carrying out decontamination works KOTA KINABALU: A male worker was found unconscious after inhaling hydrogen sulfide at Kaya Shipyard Sdn. Bhd., KKIP Sepanggar, at 8.49am today. Kota Kinabalu Fire and Rescue personnel from detected the gas inside a fish container and carried out decontamination and ventilation.
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