KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Five fallen tree incidents were reported at several locations in Selangor from this afternoon to tonight, affecting six vehicles that were struck by trees or branches, with no casualties reported.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Ashrul Riezal Asbar said the first incident occurred at Jalan MR 1/6, Rawang, at 4.40 pm, when a tree belonging to the Selayang Municipal Council fell onto three vehicles.
“The vehicles involved were a Hyundai Santa Fe, Proton Iriz and Perodua Axia. A team from the Batu Arang Fire and Rescue Station arrived at 4.54 pm, with four personnel and a Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) deployed,” he said in a statement today.
He said the second incident occurred at 5.05 pm at the Education Quarters in Persiaran Indera Wawasan, Pusat Bandar Puchong, when a tree fell onto a Toyota Vios.
A team from the Puchong Fire and Rescue Station arrived at 5.14 pm. The operation was brought under control at 5.16 pm and concluded a minute later, with seven personnel involved, he said.
Meanwhile, a fallen tree incident was reported by a member of the public on the Threads platform at 5.10 pm along the Kerinchi Link Expressway, from Bangsar towards Bukit Damansara.
A post by Threads user @rmasyraf showed a fallen tree on the road and rescue personnel at the scene.
However, further details of the incident, including the number of vehicles affected, could not be obtained as the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department had not received any report.
Ashrul Riezal said two more incidents were reported in the evening. At 6.44 pm, a tree branch fell onto a Honda CR-V at Jalan DM 3/7, Taman Desa Rawang, while at 6.49 pm, a tree fell onto a Proton Saga at Akasia Apartment, Jalan Wawasan 2/3, Puchong.
“For the incident in Taman Desa Rawang, a team from the Rawang Fire and Rescue Station arrived at 6.55 pm, with eight personnel, an FRT and an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) vehicle deployed.
“For the incident at Akasia Apartment, a team from the Puchong Fire and Rescue Station arrived at 6.55 pm, with seven personnel and an FRT deployed. Both reports stated that there were no casualties, but the times when the operations were brought under control and concluded were not specified,” he said.
Overall, the four incidents reported to the fire and rescue department involved six vehicles, while the fifth incident along the Kerinchi Link Expressway was known through a public post on Threads. The total number of vehicles affected in all five incidents could not be confirmed.
-- BERNAMA