IPOH – A conflagration broke out in the Tupai Industrial Zone in Taiping this morning.
A spokesman for the Taiping Fire and Rescue Station said they received a call regarding the incident at 9.56am and dispatched firefighters from the Kamunting and Batu Kurau fire stations, assisted by the Voluntary Fire Brigades of Kuala Sepetang, Kuala Gula, Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, and Pantai Remis.
“A mattress storage warehouse with an area of 24.4 by 18.3 sq m was 95% destroyed while a workshop of a similar size was 90% destroyed.
“Three vehicles were also 90% destroyed, besides a steel factory and a piano factory catching fire, but the flames were successfully controlled by the Fire Department,” he said in a statement today.
According to him, the fire was brought under control within 35 minutes and there were no casualties.
“The cause of the incident and the total losses are still under investigation and the firefighting operation ended at 3.40pm,” he said. – Bernama, January 28, 2023
