Three foreign workers rescued from burning shophouse in Sentul

KUALA LUMPUR: Quick action by firefighters saved three foreign men from a fire which broke out on the third floor of a shophouse in Jalan Datuk Haji Eusoff here early Friday (Oct 21) morning.

Sentul Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Mohd Alhafiz Asmuni said 32 firemen and fire engines from the Sentul, Jalan Hang Tuah and Titiwangsa stations rushed to the scene upon receiving a distress call at 1.31am.

"When the firefighters went up the stairs to the third floor, they came across two victims who informed us that their friend was trapped on the third floor,” he said when contacted.

After rescuing the third victim, they began extinguishing the blaze to keep it from spreading.

The fire was brought under control at 1.52am, Mohd Alhafiz said.

The fire affected two rooms occupied by foreign workers, while the cause of the fire and losses incurred are still under investigation, he added.

According to Mohd Alhafiz, the three victims, who do not speak Malay or English, refused to be taken to the hospital and were only given first aid by the Hospital Kuala Lumpur medical team at the scene. – Bernama