Man dies in suspected electrocution in Lahad Datu

A man in his 30s was found electrocuted and died at Kampung Puyut, Lahad Datu.

He had no identification, and local residents did not recognise him.

Earlier, a separate fire incident injured another man and destroyed a house at Jalan Hilir.

LAHAD DATU, Sept 23 — A man in his 30s died after he was believed to have been electrocuted at Kampung Puyut here today.

The man, who had yet to be identified, was believed to have no identification document and was not recognised by local villagers, said Lahad Datu Fire and Rescue Station chief Sumsoa Rashid.

He said the department received a distress call at 12.47pm and deployed 12 personnel to the scene, where the man was found electrocuted and was later confirmed dead by Health Ministry personnel.

The victim was retrieved using a stretcher and rope after Sabah Electricity cut off the electricity supply in the area, before his body was handed over to police, with the operation ending at 1.36pm.

Earlier, a man in his 40s suffered burns when a 30x40-foot house at Jalan Hilir was 90 per cent destroyed by fire at 10.32am, with the victim taken to hospital by members of the public and the fire brought under control at 12.09pm. — Daily Express

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一名30多岁的男子在拿笃甘榜布育被发现触电身亡。

他身上没有任何身份证明，当地居民也不认识他。

此前，Jalan Hilir 发生另一起火灾事故，造成一人受伤，一栋房屋被毁。

拉哈达图，9月23日讯——今天，一名30多岁的男子在甘榜普尤特（Kampung Puyut）疑似触电身亡。

拉哈达图消防救援站站长苏姆索阿·拉希德表示，这名尚未被确认身份的男子据信没有身份证件，当地村民也不认识他。

他说，该部门于下午 12 点 47 分接到求救电话，并派出 12 名人员前往现场，发现该男子触电身亡，随后经卫生部人员确认死亡。

沙巴电力公司切断该地区的电力供应后，受害者被用担架和绳索抬出，随后尸体被移交给警方，行动于下午 1 点 36 分结束。

此前，上午10点32分，Jalan Hilir一栋30英尺乘40英尺的房屋发生火灾，90%的房屋被烧毁，一名40多岁的男子被烧伤。受害者被路人送往医院，火势于下午12点09分得到控制。——《每日快报》

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