SIBU: An employee of the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) in Sibu recently destroyed a hornet’s nest at Nan Yang Garden, Oya Road.
Sibu Division Disaster Management and Assistance Committee Secretariat Captain Frankie John Jawan said APM Sibu received a call from public informing them about the hornet’s nest at 4.52pm.
Four APM Sibu personnel went to the location at 6.35pm to destroy the hornet’s nest.
He said the hornet’s nest was about 10 feet high in tree branches.
Public members familiar with the matter, said the hornet’s nest was about the size of Perodua Kancil car’s tyre. It was located about 10 feet high among the tree branches. The team then destroyed the nest by setting it on fire and the operation ended at 7.58pm.