Zuraida: Firemen drowning not due to negligence


KUALA LUMPUR: There is no evidence of negligence or violation of the standard operating procedure (SOP) by the Fire and Rescue Depar­tment in the drowning incident inv­o­lving six firefighters at a disused mining pond in October last year.

Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pic) said a report from the investigation committee concluded that the tragedy was an unexpected incident.

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