Elmina plane crash: Fire Dept took six minutes to put out flames, says Bomba DG

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SEPANG: The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) managed to put out the flames at the air crash site on the Guthrie Highway near Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam on Thursday (Aug 17) within six minutes.

JBPM director-general Datuk Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin said a fire engine that was nearby rushed to the scene and arrived 10 minutes after receiving an emergency call at 2.55pm.

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