Petaling Jaya fire and rescue department operations commander Fadhil Abd Shukur said a five-man team of firefighters arrived at the location 15km away from their station at 6.48pm, after receiving a call at 6.16pm.

He said they confirmed it was a case of soil subsidence when they arrived at the scene in Sri Meranti Apartment, and rescue personnel extricated the victim, in his 50s, at 6.54pm.

“The victim suffered injuries to his waist and was still waiting for an ambulance to arrive,” said Fadhil in a statement.