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Fire volunteer dies after reporting chest pain in South Kalimantan
Volunteer firefighter Nurdin died after fighting a land and forest fire in Barito Kuala, South Kalimantan.
The fire was behind the Handil Bakti subdistrict office.
A colleague said Nurdin had seemed well before they went to fight the fire.
He began reporting chest pain and had trouble breathing after facing the flames.
His colleagues gave him oxygen and tried to get him to hospital, but an ambulance had not arrived.
They drove him in a fire-service vehicle, and he lost consciousness several times and had seizures on the way.
Hospital staff declared him dead after he arrived.
Fire volunteer Nurdin died after reporting chest pain while fighting a forest and land fire in South Kalimantan.
His colleague Amat said Nurdin had seemed healthy before setting out.
Nurdin complained of chest pain after encountering the fire behind the Handil Bakti District Office.
Colleagues gave him oxygen and took him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- Who
- Nurdin, a fire volunteer, died. His colleague Amat described what happened.
- What
- Nurdin died after reporting chest pain while fighting a forest and land fire.
- When
- The report was published on October 22, 2026. The incident date is not stated separately.
- Where
- Behind the Handil Bakti District Office in Barito Kuala, South Kalimantan, and on the way to a nearby hospital.
- Why
- Nurdin’s cause of death is not stated. He reported chest pain and had difficulty breathing after fighting the fire.
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Amat said Nurdin appeared healthy and showed no unusual signs.
Nurdin complained of chest pain after encountering the fire behind the Handil Bakti District Office.
His colleagues gave him oxygen and drove him in a fire department vehicle because the ambulance had not arrived; he reportedly lost consciousness and had seizures.
Nurdin was pronounced dead.
- Volunteer
- Nurdin
- Colleague
- Amat
- Location
- Behind the Handil Bakti District Office, Barito Kuala, South Kalimantan
- Reported
- October 22, 2026
What people are saying
He complained of chest pain, then I told him to rest. While he was given oxygen, he kept saying his chest hurt.
He grabbed my body, he said his chest hurt. Then I kept trying to revive him. Not long after that we arrived at the hospital and he was pronounced dead.