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Handout photo shows firefighters carrying the woman from the third floor.
BINTULU (July 1): Firefighters had to be called after a 49-year-old obese patient weighing about 200kg collapsed here yesterday.
The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said eight personnel from Bintulu fire station were involved in the operation after receiving a call for help at 2.07pm.
“On arrival at the scene, it was found that an adult female, weighing an estimated 200kg and aged 49, was unconscious,” said a Bomba spokesman.
Firefighters had to use a bucket stretcher to lift the patient from the third floor of a building at a commercial centre.
The patient was then handed over to Bintulu Hospital medical staff for further treatment.
Bomba ended its operation at 2.30pm.
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