PETALING JAYA: A factory manufacturing transformers and equipment for Tenaga Nasional Bhd caught fire at the Sungai Purun Industrial Area in Semenyih early Tuesday (June 2).
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the department received an emergency call at 4.29am.
Firefighters from the Semenyih Fire and Rescue Station were immediately dispatched to the scene.
Mukhtar said the blaze involved a factory measuring about 18.6m by 9.3m and was already raging when firefighters arrived.
The fire had affected an estimated 40% of the factory at that time, he said in a statement on Tuesday.
Firefighting operations were carried out immediately upon the arrival of personnel at the scene.
Mukhtar said the operation was assisted by personnel from the Bangi and Kajang Fire and Rescue Stations.
The firefighting operation used four 300-foot hose lines and three nozzles, with water sourced from nearby fire hydrants and a water tanker.
About 90% of the fire had been extinguished by 9.30am and overhaul works were still ongoing, Mukhtar said.
He added that no casualties were reported in the incident.
The operation involved 18 personnel, a fire rescue tender from the Semenyih Fire and Rescue Station, and a light fire rescue tender from the Kajang Fire and Rescue Station.
An additional fire rescue tender and a water tanker from the Bangi Fire and Rescue Station were also deployed to the scene.
