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It’s midnight. A call was made to Malaysia’s Fire and Rescue Department about a forest fire in Tanjung Bungah, Penang.
Firefighters rushed to the scene only to discover there was no such blaze.
the department gets a prank call every other day. Many of these calls are usually made about an hour before or after midnight.
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Its exasperated director general Nor Hisham Mohammad is now calling for a multiprong approach to deal with the problem.
“There should be stricter enforcement, use of technological enhancement, more public education and also operational improvements,” Nor Hisham said.
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He said the department wasted much time, manpower and unnecessary burning of fuel in attending to such calls, which had been increasing about 30 per cent in the past few years.
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