90 Bentong hotel guests evacuated after wall collapses

KUANTAN: A total of 90 guests of a hotel in Bukit Tinggi, Bentong near here had to be evacuated early this morning after part of its walls collapsed.

Pahang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) deputy director Mohd Sani Harul said debris from the incident at 2 am also injured a senior citizen and a small boy.

“The collapse on the first level of the H block of the hotel involved about 84-square metres. The guests were all asleep during the incident "JBPM has instructed the hotel management to transfer out all guests in the block as a security measure.

"The block was also ordered to be temporarily closed for inspection, until it was confirmed safe for occupation," he said in a statement here today.

Mohd Sani added that the two injured were sent to the Bentong Hospital.

He added that the operation, which was also joined by a police team, ended at 4.20am Saturday (Feb 17). - Bernama