IPOH, May 11 — Five squatter houses and a motorcycle were destroyed in a fire in Kampung Padang Tembak, Teluk Intan about 90 kilometres from here, last night.
Teluk Intan Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) chief Mohd Ismail Mohd Yunus said the fire department received a call about the incident at 9.47 pm before 53 personnel from Teluk Intan BBP, Hutan Melintang BBP and Teluk Intan volunteer firefighters deployed to the scene.
“About 90 per cent of the three of the houses and a Yamaha LC were destroyed while the other two houses only destroyed 15 and 18 per cent.
“No casualties or injuries reported,” he said in a statement here today.
The team took about three hours to put out the fire and the operation ended at 12.30 am.
Sources: BERNAMA