Fire guts 80% of two-storey PJ shop


KUALA LUMPUR: A fire on Jalan MJ/7 in Taman Medan Maju Jaya, Petaling Jaya, destroyed 80% of a two-storey shop building on Sunday (May 11).

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations, Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar, said the department received an emergency call regarding the incident at 9.26pm.

He said eighteen personnel, along with four fire engines from the Jalan Penchala Fire and Rescue Station, assisted by Petaling Jaya and Puchong fire and rescue stations, were dispatched to the scene.

The fire, which affected a building measuring 20 by 70 feet, was successfully extinguished.

"There were no victims involved. The cause of the incident is under investigation," he said in a statement. - Bernama

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