KOTA KINABALU: A fisherman escaped death when his boat caught fire early Sunday (Dec 10). The 37-year-old victim Abang Jaffaruddin Mohamad was preparing for work at sea and had gone to start the boat engine when it suddenly caught fire. Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency operations deputy director for Labuan, Commander Nor Bakari Abu Bakar said they sent a team to rescue the man following a distress call at about 7.40am. “Our team brought the victim to the Labuan Maritime jetty where he was taken to hospital in a waiting ambulance,” Nor Bakari said in a statement. The man received outpatient treatment at the Labuan Hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.

Source: The Star December 10, 2017 07:52 UTC