Fireman was not crushed at the Seafield Temple, says DG

KUALA LUMPUR: The Fire and Rescue Department has denied allegations that its truck crashed the firefighter who was wounded during Tuesday's temple violence.

Its managing director, Mohammad Hamdan Wahid, said he would file police reports against anyone making such "baseless statements".

"We would like to ask the groups to refrain from making baseless statements and we are filing police reports," Hamdan told reporters at the Jantung Negara Institute tonight.

He added that there are laws against false allegations and that they would take steps to protect the integrity of the department.

Earlier in the day, the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Working Group, led by Sr. Ramaji, said the 24-year-old firefighter Muhammad Adib Kassim, seriously injured, was not assaulted by rioters. but had been crushed by a fire truck.

Ramaji supported this claim by showing a video uploaded to Facebook.

However, Hamdan denied the allegations and introduced the firefighter in the video as Muhammad Hazim Rahimi, present at the press conference. Hazim was not hurt.

Hazim stated that he was confused with the name of Adib because, when he had escaped from the unruly crowd, he had boarded the board. a van near the Emergency Medical Rescue Service (EMRS), instead of the fire truck.

Adib was seriously injured yesterday at the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple premises at USJ25.

The firefighters had been called to the scene after the fire of a car, but the crowd went to the fire engines, forcing them to retreat.

Hamdan said the fire trucks pulled out because they found that the demonstrators were carrying weapons and that the situation was potentially dangerous.

"You can see for yourself. You can decide if there is hostility or if firefighters have been greeted with hospitality, "he said, asking the audience to watch the videos themselves.

Meanwhile, Azmi Osman, head of the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department, has filed a police report tonight against the "unfounded accusation" that a fire truck reportedly toppled Adib.

The report was made at Subang Jaya District Police Headquarters at 9:20 pm

"We hope that the police will take further action against this false claim," Azmi said.

Firefighter Adib still in serious condition

Adib would have been sitting in the front passenger seat of one of the EMRS vans when he was dragged out by the angry mob.

It was reported that other firefighters did not know that it had been left until they arrived at Subang Jaya Fire and Rescue Service.

Initially, he was placed in the intensive care unit of Subang Jaya Medical Center, but was transferred to the National Institute of Cardiology (NJI) last night.

He reportedly suffered severe internal injuries and broken bones.

A statement issued by IJN said Adib was recovering but remained in critical condition.

"The patient has shown a positive response to treatment, but he is still critically ill and will require constant monitoring and support from the ICU for a period of time," he said.

Conventional treatment was "insufficient" because of its severe internal lesions, involving the lungs and other organs.

After evaluating Adib, the doctors decided to propose a complete cardiopulmonary support to the patient with an ECMO system (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation).

The condition of Adib is now monitored by six specialists.