37 cars, 7 motorcycles destroyed in Shah Alam workshop blaze

 

No victims were trapped in the building although a worker suffered burns to his hands.

Twenty-one firefighters, backed by three fire engines and a water tanker from the Shah Alam and Jelutong stations, were dispatched to the scene. (JBPM pic)

SHAH ALAM:

 Thirty-seven cars and seven motorcycles were destroyed in a fire at a workshop in Seksyen 24 here last night.

Selangor fire and rescue department operations assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said an emergency call was received at 11.31pm.

Twenty-one firefighters, backed by three fire engines and a water tanker from the Shah Alam and Jelutong stations, were dispatched to the scene.

Upon arrival, they found a building converted into a workshop measuring 50 by 100 sq ft engulfed in flames, approximately 90% of which had been destroyed.

“No victims were trapped in the building. A workshop worker suffered burns to his hands while trying to move a vehicle. The victim is in stable condition and was taken to the hospital by family members,” Mukhlis said in a statement today.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. - FMT