KUALA LUMPUR: Fourteen squatter houses and four shops were destroyed in a late-night fire along Jalan Pantai Dalam late Thursday (Aug 7) night.
The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) said it received an emergency call at 11.11pm regarding the blaze.
Pantai Fire Station chief Wan Mohd Shahrir Azizi Wan Said said a total of 36 firefighters and officers from the Pantai fire station, assisted by teams from Hang Tuah, Seputeh and Sri Hartamas stations, were dispatched to the scene that was located about 7.4km away.
"Firefighters arrived within five minutes to find the squatter homes engulfed in flames, which had spread to four shops, including a convenience store,” he said in a statement.
The squatter homes were about 90% destroyed, while the shops sustained damage of about 80% on the upper floors and 10% on the ground floors, he added.
The blaze was brought under control at 1.49am on Friday (Aug 8).
No one was hurt during the incident.
Firefighters continued overhaul work at the scene to ensure the fire was completely extinguished.
