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Two suffer burns in boat fire
Published on: Sunday, July 24, 2022
Published on: Sun, Jul 24, 2022
By: Mardinah Jikur
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Two suffer burns in boat fire
BELURAN: Two men suffered burns when their boat caught fire near the Paitan sub-district jetty (pic), near here, Friday.

The boat was carrying petrol.

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The men were sent to the Pitas Hospital by passers-by.

The operation centre of the Beluran Fire and Rescue Department received a call at 5.15pm and four firemen led by operations officer James Marik rushed to the scene some 173km away.

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Telecommunication was poor due to the remote location of the scene where the boat caught fire.

The fire was distinguished at 9.15pm and the operation ended at 9.17pm. 
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