Five food stalls at Seremban food court razed in early morning blaze

SEREMBAN: Five of the 15 stalls at the Medan Selera Sri Kendong food court in Kota near here were destroyed by fire on Monday (Jan 30) morning.

Kota fire and rescue station chief Ahmad Hafezze Mat Junoh said a team of 16 firefighters from the Kota and Tampin fire stations were rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call from the public at 5.14am Monday.

"Two stalls were razed while three other units suffered 80% damage. The fire spread quickly due to strong winds. No casualties were reported.

"The fire was brought under control at 7.27am,” he told Bernama.

He said the cause of the fire and total losses suffered had yet to be established.

The food court is believed to have been in operation for more than 10 years. - Bernama