Malaysia

4 workers feared buried alive after building at Perhentian resort collapses

Fire and Rescue Dept seeks help from K9 tracker dog, air units in search operations

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 09 Nov 2023 4:02PM

4 workers feared buried alive after building at Perhentian resort collapses
Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Muhammad Basri Kamarazaman says four other Myanmar workers were injured in the incident. – Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department Facebook pic, November 9, 2023

KUALA BESUT – Four workers, believed to be Myanmar nationals, are feared to be buried alive after a building under construction at a Pulau Perhentian resort near here collapsed this morning.

Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Muhammad Basri Kamarazaman said four other Myanmar workers were injured in the incident.

“The fire station received a call from a member of the public about the incident at 7.34am and dispatched a team from the Besut fire station to the scene,” he said in a statement.

Rescuers were still searching for the four trapped under the rubble, he said.

He said the department had asked the K9 tracker dog and air units to help in the search operations.

The injured were sent to the Pulau Perhentian government clinic. – Bernama, November 9, 2023

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