Noodle factory up in flames


Raging destruction: (Left) The framework of the food processing plant in Kepala Batas is barely holding up as firefighters douse the flames. — Photo courtesy of Penang Kini. (Top) A recycling factory engulfed in flames in Pasir Gudang, Johor. — Bernama

KEPALA BATAS: Firemen took more than eight hours to put out a fire that destroyed a food processing factory in Jalan Lahar Kepah.

No casualties were reported in the fire that almost razed the factory that produces noodles.

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