Two firemen suffer electric shock while putting out Petagas shophouse blaze


KOTA KINABALU: Two firemen suffered from electric shock while putting out a blaze at a shophouse block in Petagas, Putatan on Wednesday night (Jan 22).

One victim has been sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment while the other only needed tending from the emergency responders on site, said a Fire and Rescue Department spokesman on Thursday (Jan 23).

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