Firefighters rescue five from fumes

KOTA KINABALU: Firemen came to the rescue of five men who were exposed to toxic fumes from rotting fish inside a container at a marine products processing plant in Sepanggar here.

The five men, including a 23-year-old who lost consciousness after inhaling the gas, were helped out from the container by a team from the Fire and Rescue Department’s Hazardous Material (Hazmat) unit.