KUANTAN: The Civil Defence Department (APM) destroyed a hornet’s nest at Kampung Padang near here early today following the deadly incident that claimed the life of a two-year-old boy on Sunday. He said APM members took two hours to completely destroy the nest on the ground by burning it before spraying the insects with pesticide. Public safety is also our concern as there are few people outside in the wee hours,” he said. Upon realising that his son had been attacked by a swarm of hornets, Raafiee pulled Khaleef to safety before rushing him to Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital here. It is learnt that Raafiee had noticed the hornet’s nest some 10m away from his house several days ago.

Source: New Strait Times September 19, 2017 15:11 UTC