Fire damages two factories in Kepong, man suffers burns on both hands
A 45-year-old factory director was injured in a fire at two factories in Kepong on Thursday (Aug 24) morning.
Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department deputy director Rozihan Anwar Mamat said that fire engulfed a motorcycle spare parts factory as well as a paper processing factory, and firefighters managed to have the fire under control at 12.36pm.
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Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department deputy director Rozihan Anwar Mamat said that fire engulfed a motorcycle spare parts factory as well as a paper processing factory, and firefighters managed to have the fire under control at 12.36pm.
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00:00 A 45-year-old man was injured in a fire at two factories in Kepong Thursday morning.
00:10 Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department Deputy Director Rozihan Anwar Mahmud said they received
00:16 the distress call at 10.13am and 50 firefighters along with eight vehicles were deployed to
00:23 the scene.
00:25 He said the team arrived on scene at 10.23am and discovered that fire had engulfed a motorcycle
00:32 spare parts factory as well as a paper processing factory, adding that firefighters managed
00:38 to have the fire under control at 12.36pm.
00:43 Rozihan said they managed to prevent the fire from spreading to other factories in the area,
00:49 adding that the motorcycle spare parts factory was completely destroyed while the paper processing
00:54 factory was 20 per cent damaged.
00:58 He said the victim, who is the director of the paper processing factory, suffered 10
01:03 per cent burns on both his hands in the fire and was sent to Hospital Selayang for treatment.
01:11 Firefighters were still sweeping the scene to ensure there were no more fire embers in
01:15 the area.
01:17 The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
01:20 For more information visit www.fema.gov.au/coronavirus/fire-embers-and-fire-factory-dispatch.html
01:25 For more information visit www.fema.gov.au/coronavirus/fire-embers-and-fire-factory-dispatch.html
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