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Two fireworks traders were fined RM2,000 each for causing a blaze that destroyed their stall and two vehicles.

Othman Abu Kasim, 31, and Muhammad Husaini Ehsa, 36, pleaded guilty to negligence for leaving fireworks and explosives at an unsafe distance between their stall and nearby vehicles at Jalan Bunga Kemboja Majidee, Kampung Sulaiman Menteri in Johor Baru, Johor at about 8.30pm on March 23.

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00:01Two fireworks traders were fined RM2,000 each for negligently causing a fire that destroyed their stall and two vehicles
00:09in Johor Bahru.
00:12Othman Abu Qasim, 31, and Muhammad Husseini Ehsa, 36, pleaded guilty to leaving fireworks and explosives too close to nearby
00:20vehicles at Jalan Bunga, Cambodia, Majidi, Kampung Sulaiman, Mentri, around 8.30pm on March 23.
00:26The charge, under Section 286 of the Penal Code, read with Section 34, carries a maximum of six months jail,
00:34a RM2,000 fine, or both.
00:36Represented by National Legal Aid Foundation lawyer K. Vijayan, the accused sought leniency, with Othman working as a technician and
00:44Muhammad Husseini supporting three children.
00:47Deputy Public Prosecutor Siti Aisha Latif urged a strict sentence as a public deterrent.
00:53Magistrate Nabila Nizam ordered each man to pay RM2,000 with four months' imprisonment in default.
00:59A 44-second video of the blaze went viral, showing their pop-up tent and two vehicles, a car and
01:05a food truck, were completely destroyed.
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