Security guard buried alive after landslide in Kuala Lumpur
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The City Fire and Rescue Department operations control centre said it was alerted to the landslide at 12.54am on Thursday.
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KUALA LUMPUR – A security guard died after being buried alive in his guard post after a landslide near Taman Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
The City Fire and Rescue Department operations control centre said it was alerted to the landslide at 12.54am.
It said in a statement on Thursday: “We were informed that a person was trapped under the soil.
“We immediately dispatched fire engines, rapid intervention motorcycles, and other assets together with K-9 units and 37 personnel members to the scene.”
Operations commander Mohd Rizuan Razali said the first rescue unit arrived at the scene at 1.05am and found that a landslide had occurred and buried a security post.
“The affected area spanned at least 6m by 12m with a depth of 3m. We also received information that an adult male security guard was buried under the soil,” he added. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
