FOLLOWING yesterday’s (Monday) gas leak which saw more than 50 school pupils treated for gas inhalation, Foskor has denied the leak emanated from its plant.

In a statement issued to the ZO, Foskor said it launched an investigation after receiving a complaint from uMhlathuze Municipality.

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‘At 7.23am on Monday, 7 February, Foskor received a complaint from the uMhlathuze Municipality regarding a possible gas leak from our acid plant at a localised area of Richards Bay High School.

‘A detailed investigation was immediately conducted by our team, which revealed there was no such gas leak at Foskor facilities.

‘Our acid plant monitoring is done daily as part of the preventative maintenance programme to ensure the plant integrity is within standards to avoid gas leaks.

‘Foskor operates three sulphuric acid plants, called A, B and C. Two of our plants, being A and B, had been taken down for routine planned maintenance, and operating data for plant C indicated that Foskor was operating within the minimum emission standards.’

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