20170527 Fire engulfs top floor of Chow Kit shoplot
Malaysia Jun 01 2017 “Stores”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire engulfs top floor of Chow Kit shoplot
Updated: 2017-05-27 12:00
KUALA LUMPUR: Firemen rushed to the Chow Kit area on Saturday evening after the top floor of a shoplot here caught fire.
A spokesperson from the City Fire and Rescue Department said the incident occurred at around 6.40pm.
“We received a distress call at around 6.43pm and dispatched four fire engines and a medical response unit as well as 22 firemen to the shoplot at Lorong Haji Taib 1.
“When we arrived, the fire had already engulfed the top floor of the building which was being used as a storage area,” he said.
He said the blaze was brought under control within an hour.
No one was injured in the incident but the fire completely destroyed the storage area, he added.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated.
Web Source: The star
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/05/27/fire-engulfs-top-floor-of-chow-kit-shoplot/