320kg Malaysian Man Rescued by 20 Firefighters After Eating 30 Bowls of Noodles a Day
THIS is the moment twenty rescuers lifted a 320kg man into a truck — after he became unable to move following a decade of eating noodles every single day.
According to The Sun, 33-year-old Sia Chie Herng had been consuming up to 30 bowls of spicy noodles daily while shuffling around his cramped family home in Sibu, Malaysia.
On top of that, he regularly washed the meals down with multiple milkshakes and generous servings of ice cream.
Over the weekend, Herng suddenly became immobile and spent four days confined to his bed, complaining of chest pain.
When firefighters arrived on Tuesday, they needed 20 people to lift him using a large wooden board and heavy cloth and then load him into a 5,000kg lorry, since a standard ambulance was too small to accommodate him.
Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Farhan Sufyan Borhan explained:
“We arrived an hour after receiving the emergency call and found the man lying in the living room, unable to move. The ambulance simply wasn’t big enough. So we immediately dispatched our five-tonne lorry.”
The team spent over 30 minutes carrying the 33-year-old from his home to the truck.
“We don’t encounter many cases like this,” Borhan added. “We did everything we could, but lifting someone of that size is not easy.”
The lorry reached the hospital shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
Herng, who has two older brothers, was treated for severe swelling in his legs and is now recovering while doctors continue to evaluate his condition.
His mother said,
“Even though he was heavy, he could still move slowly with a walking frame. But in the past three or four days, his health worsened, and he became completely bedridden.”
Friend Afiq Mayang added:
“Sia is a good guy. He loves watching sports and movies. But he has a weakness for food. Some days he would eat 20 or 30 bowls of noodles mixed with meat, then follow it with ice cream and milkshakes. Everyone is hoping he recovers soon.”