20140930 Malaysia Fire In Melaka Razes Three Premises
Malaysia Sep 30 2014 “Automobile & Railway” “Factories”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire In Melaka Razes Three Premises
Updated: 2014-09-30-12:00
MELAKA, Sept 30 (Bernama) — Two workshops and a lubricant store were gutted in an early morning fire at a small and medium industrial area in Malim Jaya, here.
In the 1.20 am incident, 20 cars, two vans and a motorcycle kept in the two workshops were destroyed while three more premises nearby were damaged.
Melaka Fire and Rescue deputy director Sohaimi Mohamed said the department received a call at 12.36 am and arrived at the location 10 minutes later with six fire engines and seven utility vehicles with 57 officers and personnel.
“The fire was brought under control at 2 am, using 78 drums of foam spray,” he told reporters here today.
He said the fire was believed to have started from the store before spreading to several other premises.
However, he said there were no loss of lives and the cause of fire as well as the actual losses were still being investigated.
— BERNAMA
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