JERTIH: A house and seven vehicles, including five motorcycles, were destroyed in a fire at Kampung Gong Duek in Hulu Besut on Sunday (Feb 2).
Jertih fire station chief Mustafa Ismail said the two-storey semi-permanent house was 80% destroyed.
"We received a distress call at 6.46pm. A team of 13 in two fire engines and a tanker lorry was dispatched to the scene,” he said in a statement on Monday (Feb 3).
The fire completely destroyed a car, a one-tonne lorry, and five motorcycles. However, no casualties or injuries were reported.
Mustafa said the fire was extinguished at 9.04pm, and investigations into its cause are ongoing. – Bernama
