JOHOR BARU: A faulty air-conditioning unit triggered a smoke scare at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital' s pathology laboratory here today.
Fire and Rescue Department operation commander Amirudin Mohamad said 12 firefighters from the Larkin station arrived at 4.07pm, eight minutes after the emergency call was placed.
Checks on the fourth floor of the building traced the smoke to damaged equipment inside an air-handling unit (AHU) room.
The team found no fire and did not carry out any extinguishing operation.







