Fire razes seven shops at R&R stop

Inferno: Smoke billowing over the burning shops at the rest and recreational stop.

KUALA LUMPUR: Seven shops were destroyed in a fire that swept through the Awan Besar Rest and Recreational (R&R) stop on the Kesas Highway heading towards Shah Alam here.

City Fire and Rescue Department chief operations officer Samsol Maarif Saibani said 32 firemen were deployed to the scene after a distress call was received at 1.35pm yesterday.