Living far away from home, yearning for local food

Token of remembrance: Tan (right) exchanging a shirt with Jalan Perak Fire and Rescue Station chief A’azelan Hassan, who was his junior.

GEORGE TOWN: He was one of the firefighters in action during the infamous 1983 fire which broke out on the 43rd floor of the then under-construction Komtar tower.

“Our Nibong Tebal crew was the last team to be summoned to help fight the fire. On our journey to Komtar, we could see the fire from as far as Prai in the mainland,” recalled Tan Tee Seang, 64.