Man sets car ablaze after boss fires him from job
THE STAR
Friday, 21 Feb 2020
By ANDY CHUA
Unusual behaviour: The suspect seen near the car after it caught fire.
SIBU: A mentally disturbed man set fire to a car after he was terminated by his employer.
The incident took place along the Sarikei-Sibu road near the second Nyelong Bridge at about 9.20am yesterday.
Sarikei OCPD Supt Awang Arfian Awang Bujang said the suspect, an Indonesian, was being driven home in a multipurpose vehicle (MPV) by a fellow countryman.
Supt Awang said investigations showed that his employer had laid him off due to his condition.
He said the suspect from Sambas was employed at an oil palm plantation here.
“The driver of the Indonesian-registered MPV was sending the suspect home when he took out a match and set the vehicle on fire.
“He has been detained to assist in investigations and will be referred to the hospital for a check-up,” he said.
No one was hurt in the incident.
Sarikei fire station chief Mahmudin Narudin said 11 firemen were deployed to the scene upon receiving a distress call from the public.
“We took about 25 minutes to put out the fire. The car was totally destroyed,” Mahmudin said.
Friday, 21 Feb 2020
By ANDY CHUA
Unusual behaviour: The suspect seen near the car after it caught fire.
SIBU: A mentally disturbed man set fire to a car after he was terminated by his employer.
The incident took place along the Sarikei-Sibu road near the second Nyelong Bridge at about 9.20am yesterday.
Sarikei OCPD Supt Awang Arfian Awang Bujang said the suspect, an Indonesian, was being driven home in a multipurpose vehicle (MPV) by a fellow countryman.
Supt Awang said investigations showed that his employer had laid him off due to his condition.
He said the suspect from Sambas was employed at an oil palm plantation here.
“The driver of the Indonesian-registered MPV was sending the suspect home when he took out a match and set the vehicle on fire.
“He has been detained to assist in investigations and will be referred to the hospital for a check-up,” he said.
No one was hurt in the incident.
Sarikei fire station chief Mahmudin Narudin said 11 firemen were deployed to the scene upon receiving a distress call from the public.
“We took about 25 minutes to put out the fire. The car was totally destroyed,” Mahmudin said.
