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Maintenance worker dies after being sucked into water tank in Malaysia

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A 24-year-old maintenance worker died after being sucked into a water tank while performing maintenance at a tower pool in Bandar Saujana Perdana, Malaysia.
  • Fire and Rescue Department personnel were dispatched to the scene and recovered the unconscious victim from the tank.
  • The victim was pronounced dead by Ministry of Health personnel and the body was handed over to the police.

A maintenance worker has died after being sucked into a water tank while on duty in Malaysia. The 24-year-old man was found unconscious on top of a tower pool tank in Bandar Saujana Perdana on Tuesday. The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department received an emergency call about the incident at 11:51 a.m. A team from the Bestari Jaya Fire and Rescue Station was dispatched to the location.

Upon arrival at 12:17 p.m., firefighters found the man unresponsive on the tank. Initial information suggested he was sucked into the water tank and drowned. Firefighters worked to retrieve the victim from the tank.

Based on initial information from the caller, the victim was believed to have been sucked in and drowned in the water tank.

— Senior Fire Officer II Cik Hamdan HamzahDescribing the initial findings of the incident.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene by Ministry of Health personnel. His body was subsequently handed over to the police for further action. The incident occurred while the worker was performing maintenance on the tower pool.

The victim was pronounced dead by Ministry of Health personnel who were at the scene.

— Senior Fire Officer II Cik Hamdan HamzahConfirming the victim's death.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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