Malaysia

Fire razes five Negri Sembilan food court stalls

Three other units suffer 80% damage, but no casualties reported

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 30 Jan 2023 12:10PM

Fire razes five Negri Sembilan food court stalls
Kota fire and rescue station chief Ahmad Hafezze Mat Junoh says a team of 16 firefighters from the Kota and Tampin fire stations were rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call from the public at 5.14am. – Pixabay pic, January 30, 2023

SEREMBAN – Five of 15 stalls at the Medan Selera Sri Kendong in Kota near here were destroyed by fire this morning.

Kota fire and rescue station chief Ahmad Hafezze Mat Junoh said a team of 16 firefighters from the Kota and Tampin fire stations were rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call from the public at 5.14am.

“Two stalls were razed while three other units suffered 80% damage. The fire spread quickly due to strong winds. No casualties were reported.

“The fire was brought under control at 7.27am,” he said.

He said the cause of the fire and total losses suffered had yet to be established.

The food court is believed to have been in operation for more than 10 years. – Bernama, January 30, 2023

Related News

Malaysia / 3w

PRN Negeri Sembilan: Straight fight in Rantau, Chembong, three cornered in Paroi, Kota

World / 2mth

Private jet crashes in Dominican Republic, explodes into massive fireball (video)

Malaysia / 2mth

Jewellery shop among six premises destroyed in fire (video)

Malaysia / 2mth

One killed as fire destroys former Odeon cinema in Penang

Malaysia / 2mth

Penang: Trailer among three vehicles destroyed in fire (video)

World / 3mth

Malaysian man admits to setting fire to door of Singapore flat over S$2,500 job

Spotlight

Malaysia

Sarawak schools told to halt outdoor activities as haze pushes air quality into unhealthy range

World

Indonesia haze forces schools to close as wildfires intensify amid severe dry season

Malaysia

PN walkout over Tabung Haji debate a political misstep, says analyst

By Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Malaysia

51 witnesses to testify at inquest into death of 10-year-old boy found unconscious in school toilet

Malaysia

Female student arrested for allegedly hurting classmate with kerambit at school

World

Colombia quake death toll hits 111 as rescue teams race to find survivors

World

Trump secretly switched to third aircraft in Türkiye over Iran assassination threat

Malaysia

Anwar questions PN’s priorities after Tabung Haji RCI walkout

Malaysia

MACC, police probing TH after RCI findings as govt warns no one will be spared

By Alfian Z.M. Tahir

You may be interested

Malaysia

DKU moves to join legal challenge over alleged bid to remove Tuanku Muhriz

By Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Malaysia

78-year-old woman killed in crocodile attack while collecting snails in Sarawak

Malaysia

Opposition MPs leave Dewan Rakyat, do not take part in RCI TH Minister's briefing

Malaysia

US$620 million returned, not to Najib's account - Angela

Malaysia

Use of Jalur Gemilang without crescent moon, stars was unintentional - MB

Malaysia

Is reputation worth so much more than a person’s life?

Malaysia

Guan Eng questions Penang PH's stance on UMNO

Malaysia

Haze: Putrajaya, Cheras record unhealthy API this morning