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SINGAPORE : The environment agencies of Singapore and Johor conducted an emergency response to chemical spill exercise at the Tuas Second Link on Wednesday.
For the first time, a sea rescue component was part of the annual joint exercise.
The scenario involved collisions between lorries containing hazardous chemicals resulting in the spilling of acid across the Second Link and into the sea.
Response teams from both sides were activated to clean up the spillage and tend to the injured.
Over 100,000 tonnes of hazardous chemicals are transported between Singapore and Malaysia yearly.
Andrew Tan, chief executive officer, National Environment Agency, Singapore, said: "The key purpose of having such an exercise is to make sure that if there are any incidents that happen, both sides will have personnel who are familiar with one another, who know exactly what to do.
"... (During the exercise), they worked together to evacuate the persons, at the same time, to do the terrain decontamination." - CNA/ms
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