Four workers from Myanmar feared killed after building collapses


KUALA BESUT: Four workers believed to be Myanmar nationals are feared to have been buried alive after a building under construction at a Pulau Perhentian resort near here collapsed on Thursday (Nov 9).

Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director of operations Muhammad Basri Kamarazaman said four other workers from Myanmar were injured in the incident.

"The fire station received a call from a member of the public about the incident at 7.34 am and dispatched a team from the Besut fire station to the scene," he said in a statement.

Rescuers were still searching for the four trapped under the rubble, he said.

He said JBPM had asked the K9 tracker dog and air units to help in the search operations.

The injured were sent to the Pulau Perhentian Klinik Kesihatan. - Bernama

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