SEGAMAT – The factory worker involved in the explosion that occurred during a fire at a factory here on Saturday died at Segamat Hospital this morning.
Mohamad Azuraini Mahrani, 40, passed away at about 9.24am. He leaves behind wife Normala Sudirman, 40, and three children aged between eight and 12.
His brother, Azizul Mahrani, who confirmed the matter, said he received a call from the hospital at 9.30am, informing him of his brother’s death.
“We had planned to go to Selangor for a family holiday, but it was not meant to be. We accept his death as fate,” he said today.
Azizul said his brother’s remains will be buried at the Felda Redong Muslim cemetery, near here, after Asar prayers.
In the 5.15pm incident, Azuraini, who was a factory emergency response team personnel, along with two Fire and Rescue Department officers, sustained injuries when an explosion occurred on the third floor of the sawdust processing factory.
The explosion had resulted in the collapse of part of the factory’s building structure.
The injured firemen were identified as senior fire officer II Syed Putra Syed Mohd Al Atas, 52, and fire officer Mohd Firdaus Sulaiman, 32.
Firdaus succumbed to his injuries at Segamat Hospital at 4.10am today. – Bernama, December 13, 2021
