It was chaotic on that night Muhammad Adib was on duty, inquest told


SHAH ALAM: It was a chaotic scene on the night fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim was injured in the line of duty during a riot at a Hindu temple, an inquest to determine the cause of his death heard.

Muhammad Adib’s colleague, Md Elliza Mohd Noor (pic), who was the driver of the fire engine that day, said that the Fire and Rescue Department’s vehicle was approached by a group of about 50 men as soon as the personnel arrived at the scene in the early morning of Nov 27 last year.

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