20150223 Malaysia Fire Razes Furniture, Shoe Factories
Malaysia Feb 23 2015 “Factories”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire Razes Furniture, Shoe Factories
Updated: 2015-02-23 12:00
ALOR SETAR, Feb 23 (Bernama) — A furniture factory and shoe factory located in the same premises in Mergong near here were destroyed in a fire this afternoon, incurring losses estimated at RM1 million.
The son of the furniture factory onwer, Teoh Boon Sin, 30, said no workers were inside the factory during the fire as it was closed for Chinese New Year holiday last week and would resume its operations this Wednesday.
“All goods in the two factories, in operation for 10 years, were charred including two lorries parked inside the factory.
“Coincidentally, I was passing the area and saw lots of smoke. I immediately went to the scene and was surprised to see my father’s factory was burning,” he told reporters at the scene.
Alor Setar Fire and Rescue Department acting chief Md Noor Daud said they rushed at the scene 10 minutes after receiving a call at 12.07 pm and brought the fire under control at 12.48 pm.
The cause of the fire was still being investigated, he said.
Web Source: Bernama
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