Fire destroys boats worth millions

Up in flames: A bystander watching the boats burning at the LKIM complex in Kuantan.

KUANTAN: Eight boats went up in flames at the Fisheries Development Authority (LKIM) complex here in an evening blaze.

Kuantan Fire and Rescue Department station chief Rozali Ismail said reports showed that four of the burnt boats belonged to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency while the other four were fishing trawlers.