From volunteer firefighters to frontline nurses, they are getting the job done


Keeping the town safe: Chan, with his Sri Tanjung vehicle at the voluntary squad station in Weld Quay, Penang, says the job has been exhausting especially in the last year. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Having to juggle between operating a coffee shop and being a volunteer firefighter in the past year has been exhausting but meaningful for Chan Kim Keat.

The 47-year-old Sri Tanjung Voluntary Fire and Rescue squad captain has helped put out 29 fires and sanitised at least 25 places in the last 12 months in the midst of the pandemic.

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