Small fire breaks out at hardware chain store outlet in KL mall


KUALA LUMPUR: A small fire broke out at a popular hardware chain store outlet in a shopping mall here on Tuesday (June 2) evening.

The city's Fire and Rescue Department, in a statement, said that the fire was reported to the authorities at 3.53pm.

A team of firefighters were then deployed to the scene.

The department said the source of the fire was a faulty LED lighting panel inside the premises.

"However, the fire had already been successfully extinguished by the building's sprinkler system before firefighters arrived," read the statement.

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