Firefighters spent more than 18 hours extinguishing a fire at a wood factory along Jalan Kerian, Sungai Jawi, which began on Sunday evening (Jan 21).
A spokesperson for the Penang Fire and Rescue Department stated that they received a distress call at 6:53 pm yesterday. When the firefighters arrived at the scene, the fire had already spread through the 140-square metre wood processing factory.
“At that point, an estimated 80% of the factory had been engulfed by the fire. Firefighters fought the fire until they managed to put it out along with the embers at about 1:35 pm today, a total of around 18 hours,” the spokesperson said when contacted on Monday (Jan 22).
Over 100 firefighters and nine volunteer firefighting teams were involved in extinguishing the fire, the spokesperson added. They are still investigating the cause of the fire, and the extent of losses has yet to be estimated.
No casualties due to the fire were reported. – Bernama
