Wife frantically tried to save hubby
KUCHING: “Before the incident, I could see my husband in the restaurant kitchen but after the blast, he was buried under the debris,” said a witness of the gas blast incident at CityOne Megamall here.
According to Aimy Mohamad, 19, who is the wife of the restaurant worker, the explosion was extremely loud.
The blast at the premises in Jalan Song here claimed the lives of three men and injured 44 people.
Aimy, who works at a shop nearby, was struck by wooden splinters, but she mustered her courage and went looking for her husband, Uzair Abu Bakar, 19, at the restaurant.
“The explosion occurred in a split second. I heard a loud bang before the ceiling of the restaurant collapsed and my husband could not be seen any more.
“I ran into the restaurant to save my husband, but could not find him. I went to the front of the restaurant and could not find him there either. So I decided to search for him again in the restaurant for the second time,” she said at Sarawak General Hospital here yesterday.
Aimy said her husband, who started work two days ago as a kitchen helper, was found by rescuers.
“My husband had burns from the head down to his waist as he was near the gas tank. He is warded in the intensive care unit.
“His condition is now stable,” said the mother of two.