“Once, we were called in because someone dropped a mobile phone into a toilet pit,” said Sungai Buloh fire station chief Azmel Kamarudin. Being locked out of a house is common, but there have been times when people got locked inside ATM premises and even clinics after doctors stepped out for lunch break,” he said. Shah Alam Section 15 fire station chief Ahmad Nazmi Halil said some rescue missions still “traumatised” him despite decades on the job. For Bukit Jelutong fire station chief Muhammad Hazrin Zulkifli, who has been serving for almost 19 years, he has seen his share of unexpected cases. “One couple, who were trapped inside a lift, waited for firefighters to arrive although the lift maintenance team had already arrived.

Source: The Star March 29, 2026 12:16 UTC