This is the full article from The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: A man’s desperate attempt to save a woman from her burning car was in vain because petrol kiosk attendants refused to lend him their fire extinguishers despite his pleadings. The tragic 3.30am incident yesterday happened after an accident involving the woman’s Perodua Myvi, a couple’s Toyota Vios and a lorry with two men. The accident, on the flyover along Jalan Cheras near Jalan Loke Yew, caused the Myvi to catch fire.
Among the earliest to arrive on the scene was 31-year-old Teo Chai Yong. He was on the phone with the emergency hotline operator when he heard the frightened screams of “Tolong! Tolong! Help me!” from a woman in a Myvi. Sparks flew from under the car. Teo quickly drove to the nearest 24-hour petrol station, less than 500m away, hoping to find a fire extinguisher. “As I ran up to the paying counter, I saw four fire extinguishers behind the glass door. An attendant was on the other side. “I pleaded with him to let me have the fire extinguisher and screamed that someone was pinned inside a burning car. “But he just stared at me and kept saying he was not allowed to open the door after hours,” Teo said. In desperation, Teo even offered to buy the extinguishers and showed the attendant his identity card. Shortly, a second attendant showed up beside the first man and told Teo to call the fire department if there was a fire.
In frustation, Teo rushed back to the accident scene, only to see the car, with the woman still inside, engulfed in flames. “She was still screaming but I could do nothing. I just stood there, her screams grew more frantic before fading away,” he said in a telephone interview. BH Petrol’s managing director Tan Kim Thiam, when contacted, expressed regret over the incident at one of their petrol stations. He said robberies were common in those hours. “The staff were concerned and did not respond to the request as they could not see the accident,” said Tan, who declined to comment further.
City traffic police investigations chief Deputy Supt Abdullah Roning said the woman was burnt beyond recognition and her personal identification documents were also lost in the fire. “We believe she was a 27-year-old college student from Sarawak,” said the city police prosecution division head. The driver of the Toyota Vios and his girlfriend were also seriously injured and were rushed to Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia here. The case is being investigated under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless or dangerous driving.
from here, we can see that :
1. the Vios caused the accident when it jumped the divider and crashed into the myvi. the myvi was then rammed by the lori carrying vege. both the driver and girlfriend are at Hospital UKM. police is already investigating them under reckless driving.
2. Teo rushed to BHP petrol station to borrow fire extinguishers and you guys know what happened next.
3. Official Press Statement from MD of BHP : they are more worried about robbers than a potential life threatening situation.
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So PowerMonster, I have a few questions.
1. since when does Bank open 24 hours?
2. if the management of that particular BHP petrol station thinks that IT IS DANGEROUS to operate because of frequent robberies, WHY OPEN 24 HOURS AND FORCE 2 OF THEIR STAFF TO RISK GETTING ROBBED?
3. even if you wanna talk about responsibility, i would like to know what is your comment on the following. based on what was listed as regulation, why are the 4 fire extinguishers locked inside the premises, cutting off accessibility to it?
the following was taken from Occupational Health & Safety Regulations at Petrol Stations for your reference. The link to OHS and all its regulations are
HERE.
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11.7.1 Location of extinguishers
The positions of extinguishers shall be chosen to optimize access in an emergency. The following considerations should be taken into account:
- At least one powder-type extinguisher should be at ground level at each loading position. For a top-loading installation at least one additional powder-type extinguisher should be at the loading platform.
- All foam type extinguishers should be at ground level within 10 m of the loading point.
- Locations should be on approach or exit paths.
- Access to any extinguisher should not be vulnerable to blockage by a fire.
</dd></dl>4. its nice of you to throw in the "boy who cried wolf" example. however, i wanna ask you, has Teo ever been convicted or even suspected of "crying wolf" before? if he hasn't or you don't have any proof whatsoever, keep your irrelevant examples in that cold blooded narrow mind of yours.
5. what you said was true. the 2 attendants at BHP didn't cause the accident. however, there are 2 different situations here. the cause of the accident AND also the cause of the death of that poor girl. while the BHP staff didn't cause the crash, they definitely caused the death of the girl BY NOT LENDING THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
6. by the way, powermonster, do you have any sister/cousin/daughter/niece that YOU DON'T MIND THEM BEING BURNED TO DEATH because of 2 strangers who are too paranoid and cold blooded to help save their life?
7. what did you answer for your MORAL PAPER during SPM?
Soalan 67 - Kamu adalah seorang pekerja di stesen minyak. Kira kira pada pukul 3:20 pagi, ada seorang datang ke stesen minyak anda dan meminta tolong untuk meminjam alat pemadam api kerana ada kemalangan berlaku di jalanraya dan kereta tersebut sedang membakar. Adakah kamu akan
a) geleng kepala dan bersenyum sama itu orang dan enggan meminjam alat pemadam api kepadanya kerana kamu takut dia seorang perompak?
b) memberitahu dia kamu tak boleh meminjam alat pemadam api itu kepadanya kerana boss akan marah.
c) buat tak tau dan suruh rakan pekerja kamu untuk bercakap sama itu lelaki yang sangat cemas kerana ada mangsa yang sedang terbakar.
d) jerit kepada lelaki itu dengan kata kata "kamu sekarang ada dalam kamera. saya akan melapor kepada polis."
e) melakukan semua di atas.
