FOUR individuals, including a dental assistant and a real estate agent, were fined RM500 each by the Bentong magistrates’ court today after pleading guilty to causing public endangerment.

Media reported that Fadhli Zil Ikram Sazalin Isran, 24, Nurfatin Irdina Shahrulnizam, 24, Nur Anis Salleh, 24, and Nur Azira Azman, 23, were accused of cooking using a gas stove at the gas station area in Taman Cendawan, Genting Highlands around 1.30am on May 12.

The prosecution submitted that their act of cooking instant noodles at the flammable gas station premises was reckless and endangered the safety of others.

This contravened Section 336 of the Penal Code.

Magistrate Nadhratun Naeiem Zainan imposed the fines after the four accused, who were unrepresented by lawyers, pleaded guilty.

The incident went viral on social media, with a video circulating showing the group cooking and dining within the gas station compound using a portable gas stove, earning wide criticism from netizens. – May 21, 2024.