Fire destroys six heritage buildings


Morning fire: Firemen putting out the fire at Jalan Parameswara in Malacca.

MALACCA: A morning fire gutted six century-old heritage buildings along Jalan Para­meswara here.

The double-storey shoplots, which were unoccupied, went up in smoke at about 9.45am yesterday, leaving only their front facade standing.

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