Firefighters break cement barricade to rescue senior citizen


A montage showing firefighters at work removing the concrete barricade.

KUALA LUMPUR: Firefighters were forced to break through a cement barricade to get to a senior citizen who had locked himself inside.

In a statement, the City Fire and Rescue Department said that a team was deployed on Saturday night (Sept 3) after receiving a call for assistance by the police.

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