If you people are back from holiday last week, and actually went for class, you might see heaps of fire trucks and ambulance over the Gippsland Campus Main Reception. Well this is what happened.
On Thursday, early in the morning, we had lab block which started from 9am to late in the evening of 6 pm. What is a lab block?
I am a science student, and what makes science student lost their life? Labs. Yes, we need to attend laboratory session every week, and carry out experiments regarding to our units. What is a lab block then? It is laboratory session which comprised of 1 week time, maybe lesser, and they the whole day, normally 9 am to 5pm.
And on thursday we have Bioactive Chemistry Lab Block, which involved in extracting organic proteins from materials. Okay back to the incident. On that day, we need to carry out 2 experiments at the same time. Extracting terpenes (something for you to find out, if you are interested, and have the hell of the free time) and setting up for the next experiment.
While setting up the next experiment, I've not done the extracting terpenes yet, we suddenly heard Micheal shouting loudly from the other side.
Ahhhh, Ahhhhh, Ahhhhh,......
He came over our side whole shouting and I saw his lab coat was on fire! Quickly he put the fire on his lab coat off. Amazed, I looked over his table, and I saw huge fire over the side of fumehood..... The fire was so fierce I could see Royce was stunt because of it. I was stunted as well.....But the fire was out after awhile, luckily.
Within a minute, we, only science faculty, need to be evacuate from the lab. Standing outside the assembly point for 1 hour, before heading to cafeteria for a free drinks! Waiting for the firemen to do something with that chemical spills and others just stand there for some huha. hahaha
Micheal's was slightly burned and was sent to the hospital. Luckily he was wearing safety goggle, if not, the flame will get onto his eyes.... Then it got me thinking.
What if this thing happen in Monash Malaysia Campus? What will happen. PS. The following thought was my prejudice thinking.
If this thing happen to Monash Malaysia, the whole campus is needed to be evacuated, because the laboratories are underground, and the whole campus was onto of the laboratories.
Micheal, if he studied in Monash Malaysia, will be damaged severely. Why?
- They don't use safety goggle
- They don't normally perform experiments in the fumehood
Maybe the whole campus will be ignited because the Malaysian fire department are inefficient.
Micheal will not be send to hospital right away. Just left him sitting around the corridors....
Why all these things might happen? Because the Malaysian are simply not prepared for these things to happen.
3 comments:
Eh prejudice thinking boy. Noone in Monash Malaysia that we know off was in a fire accident in the lab before. Maybe we were so well-trained that we are more careful and well-disciplined :P
No. Accident might happen anytime, anywhere. No matter how well you are 'trained' and 'careful', one drop of ether could caught fire. And please dont tell me that you people never spill some of your ether/ other stuffs over the table when doing your chemistry experiments......
Okay this entry is way to scientific..... Should write more craps next time.
Hahaha. I never thought of that.....
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