NILAI: A massive blaze destroyed a carpet manufacturing factory at the Nilai 3 Industrial Area near here.
A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said his men received a distress call at its MERS 999 line at around 7.50am Friday (Feb 21).
"When my men arrived just after 8am, the factory was ablaze.
"About 80% of the factory was already destroyed by then," he said in a statement Friday.
He said the fire was put out at around 8.55am and there were no casualties reported.
He said 58 firemen from the Nilai, Seremban 2, Mantin and Rantau fire and rescue stations were involved in putting out the blaze.
Officers from the Environment Department and the police were also present.
"We are still probing the cause of the blaze and estimated losses," he added.
Plumes of smoke from the fire could be seen as far away as Seremban some 30km away from the site.
