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Indonesian Man In Sarawak Sets Car On Fire After Losing His Job

He had been working at an oil palm plantation before he was terminated due to issues regarding his mental health.

Cover image via Suara Sarawak & Harian Metro

An Indonesian man in Sarawak recently set a car ablaze after he was fired from his job

Image via Suara Sarawak

Harian Metro reported that the incident took place at Jalan Sarikei-Sibu on Thursday, 20 February.

The suspect, believed to be mentally unsound, was in the car with a friend when he suddenly took out a match and set the vehicle on fire

Image via Harian Metro

According to Astro Awani, the 27-year-old from Sambas, Indonesia had been working at an oil palm plantation before he was terminated due to issues regarding his mental health.

Sarikei OCPD Supt Awang Arfian Awang Bujang said that the man's friend was driving him back to his hometown when the incident happened.

"The suspect suddenly took out a match and set the car on fire. Thankfully, the friend pulled them both out of the car and they were saved," he explained.

The car was completely destroyed but no one was hurt

Image via Astro Awani

Sarikei fire station chief Mahmudin Narudin told The Star that it took 25 minutes to put out the fire.

Police have detained the suspect for further investigation and he will also be sent to the hospital for a check-up.

Last month, a fellow Indonesian in Sarawak was so distraught at work that he scaled up a telecommunications tower and stayed there for 30 hours:

Asking for help is not a sign of weakness:

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