20170831 Two Crew Die As Boat Carrying Petrol Catches Fire
Malaysia Aug 31 2017 “Automobile & Railway”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 1 to 9
Two Crew Die As Boat Carrying Petrol Catches Fire
Updated: 2017-08-31
KUDAT, Aug 31 (Bernama) –A cargo boat transporting petrol to Pulau Banggi caught fire following an explosion yesterday, resulting in two crew dead and three others injured, according to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.
MMEA Kudat public relations officer Wan Ismau’aun Wan Hamat said today the incident happened at about 7 pm as the boat was transferring the fuel in Kampung Padang on the island.
He identified the dead men as Jafar Janidil, 61, and Sahlan Ashadan, 27.
The injured were Azmain Nawali, 45, Mohd Kamarudin Jafar, 26, and Mohamad Nasaruddin Jafar, 10, he said, adding that they suffered burns and had been admitted to the Kudat Hospital.
“We were notified of the incident at 7.03 pm by members of the public who saw the boat on fire. We immediately dispatched two boats to the scene,” he said in a statement…..
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