Minister calls for immediate probe on fireman attacked during fire fighting operation in Selangor
Thursday, 15 Oct 2020 07:11 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 ― Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin has called for immediate investigation into the case of a fireman who was allegedly assaulted during a fire fighting operation near the Bandar Tun Hussein Onn Fire and Rescue station today. “The society should respect the duties performed by firefighters as it has been proven that they shoulder a heavy responsibility in maintaining public safety and order,” she said in a statement today.A video on the incident had gone viral. It showed a man acting aggressively and punching a fireman before he was then arrested.
He said the fireman was dousing the flame on a car which caught fire in a road crash when the suspect, in his 30s and claimed to be the car owner, attempted to go near the vehicle.
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