Six mine explosion victims sent to Peninsula hospitals
Two Koreans, three Indonesians and a Burmese were dispatched to the Peninsula hospitals for further treatment. - Bernama Photo
Six people who were severely burnt in the Sri Aman coal mine explosion in Sarawak last Saturday were airlifted to specialist hospitals in Terengganu, Kelantan, Kedah, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur today.
Sarawak Medical Director Datuk Dr Zulkifli Jantan said two of them, Koreans Sin Chol Ju and Yang Chol Jin, were sent to the Sultanah Bahiyyah Hospital in Alor Setar, Kedah.
Indonesian Abdul Salam was sent to the Sungai Buloh Hospital in Selangor; Indonesian Mohd Zainuddin to the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital in Kelantan; Myanmar Aung Min Htut to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital and Indonesian Triono to the Kuala Terengganu Hospital.
Dr Zulkifli said these explosion victims were among the 21 who were admitted to the Sarawak General Hospital here last Saturday following the explosion which killed three people.
"We had to refer them (to the specialist hospitals) as we don't have enough burn specialists in the state to cope with the number of injured patients," he said.
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