Businesses razed in Jitra fire


ALOR SETAR: Four business premises near a fast-food restaurant in Jitra have been destroyed in a fire.

Kedah Fire and Rescue Department operations and station management branch chief, Senior Fire Superintendent II Abd Fataf Amdan, said they received an emergency call at 9.13pm on Sunday and arrived at the scene in Jalan Changlun three minutes later.

“Upon arrival, firefighters found that the blaze involved four permanent business premises, with damage estimated between 15% and 95%. No casualties were reported,” he said in a statement yesterday, as reported by Bernama.

He added that the fire was brought under control at 9.35pm and the operation was fully concluded at 1.11am.

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