Thursday, August 14, 2003

DEATH TOLL AT TANK RISES, CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN

TANK, Batu Ferringhi (TP) - The death toll rises to 5 last night in
the Tank, here at Batu Ferringhi, Penang. The 5 were 2 Male Guppies that died on
Wednesday, and 2 more Guppies and 1 Albino Tetra last night. The cause of the
mysterious deaths is still unknown. Authorities have quarantined the area and
the National Tank Health Department (NTHD) has been summoned to investigate on
the alarming issue.

The NTHD representative, Prof. Bo bin Fan, said that the first suspect was
that the tank had excessive ammonia content. However, the environment in the
tank has been screened with NTHD's latest technology known as the SeaChem
Ammonia Alert Sensor 2003 and according to the data collected, the level of
ammonia in the tank is still within the "SAFE" region.

The SeaChem Ammonia Alert Sensor is an innovative color device that detects
and monitors toxic free ammonia.

"We have removed the unfortunate individuals from the tank and they were
sent to our labs for autopsy," Prof. Bo said.

"In the meantime as a precaution, we have treated all the remaining
dwellers of Tank with Japan's No.1 treatment solution, Flex Geo Liquid.
Historically, Geo Liquid has proven to create ideal water environment conditions,
neutralizes chlorine, buffers pH, recreates natural balance in closed
environments," Prof. Bo added.

The dwellers have expressed concerns with the alarming death rate at the Tank.
Tank Mayor, Sir Bee Kay has advised the dwellers not to be too worried and
stressed as this will only make matters worse.

"We are doing whatever we can," he said.

Tank is a new community, recently set up in Batu Ferringhi and had a
population of 18. - (TankPress)