An APM personnel member in protective gear works to destroy the hornet’s nest.
MIRI: Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) personnel destroyed a hornet’s nest at Jalan Shangrila on Wednesday.
APM Miri officer Capt (PA) Mohd Hazle Shah Abdul Hamid said they received a call on the case around 12.30pm.
The complainant had called the 999 emergency line for help upon noticing the nest.
A team led by Pte (PA) Sabri Maula Ramli went to the location at 7.44pm.
Members found a hornet’s nest, the size of a small rubbish bin, located midway up a 10-foot mango tree.
The team then destroyed the nest by setting fire to it and spraying insecticide.
Source: The Borneo Post
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