PETALING JAYA: Students and staff at an international school along in Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) received a shocking start to their day after a portion of the school’s walls collapsed in a small landslide on Wednesday (April 23) morning.
Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Azkhan Hamdan said that, fortunately, none of the students or nearby residents were harmed in the incident which is believed to have occured at around 7am.
Azkhan said the Kuala Lumpur operations room had received an emergency call on the incident through the Malaysian Emergency Response Services (MERS) 999 hotline system at 7.18am.
He said that first response teams from both the TTDI, and Sri Hartamas Fire and Rescue Stations were then quickly deployed to the scene along with two Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) and one Emergency Medical Rescue Service (EMRS) vehicle.
“A total of 15 personnel of various ranks were deployed as first responders and upon arrival at the scene, the team found that a portion of the school’s wall had collapsed, believed to be caused by a landslide.
“It was found that the incident had affected two vehicles and parts of the school building, including classrooms, a staff room, toilets, and the library.
“The team then carried out a "size-up" operation to ensure the situation was safe and the situation was under control by 7.55am,” he said in a statement on Wednesday.
He added that the situation was then handed over to Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) for further action.
