MUAR: A fire victim has lodged a police report against a fireman for allegedly taking away something while trying to put out a fire at her house in Parit Jawa.
Helen Tan, 21, said she spotted the fireman picking something from the floor of her house and pocketing it at about 7.40am after her house caught fire at about 4.30am Wednesday.
However, in her report the victim said she did not know what was taken but decided to lodge a report after the fireman did not cooperate when she wanted to check his pocket.
Muar Fire Services and Rescue Department chief Shukor Abdullah, when contacted, said the fireman had also lodged a police report after being accused of stealing things from the burnt house.
“I have checked the matter with the officer in charge of the operation this morning and was told that no fireman had stolen things from the burnt house.
“I was also told that the victim could have mistaken the fireman’s jobs of clearing things which were strewn on the floor and regarded it as picking up things,” he said Wednesday.
However, Shukor said the department would carry out its own investigation into the matter as he did not want any of his firemen to steal things while on duty.
On the fire, he said it broke out from the back of the house and spread very fast as the building was made from wood.
The firemen had to work fast to prevent the fire from spreading to the other houses, he added.
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