Firefighters take over 18 hours to put out fire at wood factory

NIBONG TEBAL: Firefighters spent over 18 hours putting out a fire at a wood factory along Jalan Kerian, Sungai Jawi, that began Sunday evening (Jan 21).

A Penang Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said they received a distress call at 6.53 pm yesterday, and when the firefighters arrived at the scene, the fire had spread through the 140-square metre wood processing factory.