KUCHING: Firemen were called to assist in a unique problem at Kenyalang Park here yesterday morning.
The firemen were at a house to forklift a 260-kg man suffering from obesity and to take him to Sarawak General Hospital.
The 37-year-old man was unable to walk out of his house and also could not fit into a car. A lorry from Batu Lintang Fire Station took the man to Sarawak General Hospital to be warded.
It is believed that the victim suffered from breathing problems.