20160327 Malaysia 33 Cars And One Superbike Destroyed In Fire At Sg Buloh
Malaysia Mar 27 2016 “Automobile & Railway”
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33 Cars And One Superbike Destroyed In Fire At Sg Buloh
Updated: 2016-03-27 12:00
SUNGAI BULOH, March 27 (Bernama) — Thirty-three cars and a high-powered motorcycle were destroyed in a fire at the parking lot of the Villamas Condominium, Jalan Sierramas Barat, here, early today.
Shah Alam Zone Senior Fire Superintendent I, Yusri Basri said firemen arrived at the scene at 5.43 am, and doused the fire by 7.57 am.
“We faced some difficulty in trying to control the raging fire as there was no water supply from the fire hydrant at the condominium, apart from there being no proper ventilation,” he told reporters, here.
He said the fire-fighting operation involved 27 members and officers and five fire-engines from the Sungai Buloh, Damansara, Selayang and Shah Alam stations.
Yusri said no casualties were reported, and the initial investigation revealed there was no foul play involved, however, the cause of the fire and losses incurred were still being investigated.
One of the owners of the vehicles involved, Datuk Mohammad Faizal Harun, 42, said the fire outbreak was believed to have occurred at 5.30 am.
“I just got here yesterday with my wife and three children. It has become a routine for us to spend time during the weekends at the unit I had bought here,” he said.
Both his cars – a BMW and Nissan Grand Livina – were destroyed in the fire.
Another vehicle owner, Tony Ang, 70, said he incurred a loss of almost half a million ringgit, after both his cars, a Suzuki Vitara and a Porsche were burnt in the incident.
“When the incident occurred, my wife and I were asleep, and were suddenly awakened at around 5.30 am because the air conditioner was not functioning and there was smell of smoke.
“I went down and found there was a fire in the basement,” said Ang, who has been living in the condo with his wife for the past five years.
In GEORGE TOWN, six motorcycles parked at an apartment area in Paya Terubong, Air Itam were also destroyed in a fire today.
Paya Terubong Fire and Rescue Station senior operations commander, Ahmad Izuwan Zakaria said an emergency call was received at 2.37 pm and firemen arrived at the scene 15 minutes later.
“When they arrived, two of the motorcyles had already been destroyed in the fire while four more were engulfed in flames.
“The fire was put out in five minutes to prevent it from spreading to the other motorcycles parked there. The cause of the fire in being investigated,” he said.
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