A 73-YEAR-OLD security guard was found dead under the rubble of a collapsed retaining wall at Wisma YPR, Jalan Syed Putra, Kuala Lumpur early today.

Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department senior superintendent Mohd Rizuan Razali said the guard, who was on duty at the guard post, was confirmed dead at the scene by health workers.

He said the department received a distress call at 12.53am today and a team was dispatched and arrived at the scene at 1.05am.

A total of 41 firemen from the Hang Tuah and Seputeh fire and rescue stations were deployed to the scene, he said when met by reporters.

He said they pulled the victim from the rubble at about 6.30am and and he was taken to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for an autopsy.

According to Rizuan, prior to the incident, a concrete block had fallen near the guard post at about 8pm yesterday. – Bernama, May 4, 2023.