GEORGE TOWN: One casualty has been reported after a blaze gutted the former iconic Odeon cinema along Jalan Penang on Saturday (May 30) night.
The building, now used as an entertainment joint, is still ablaze almost two hours after the fire was reported around 8.50pm on Saturday.
"As of now, the double-storey building has suffered 50% damages from the blaze.
"Works are still being carried out to put out the fire," said the Fire and Rescue Department.
The department added that 25 personnel have been deployed to the site.
Well known for featuring both Western and Asian films throughout the decades, the Odeon building was a much celebrated cinema before shutting down more than a decade ago.
Over the years, it changed hands multiple times and was eventually turned into an entertainment joint, with the iconic building still featuring an Odeon sign.
