Car wash catches fire, one dead, seven unhurt


JOHOR BARU: A 49-year-old car washer was killed in a fire here when the shop where he worked and stayed in caught fire.

Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Shahrurinain Jais said the incident took place at about 5.20am on Saturday (Aug 10) at a house that had been turned into a 24-hour car wash outlet on Jalan Yahya Awal.

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