Old EPF building fire: EPF, developer work with authorities to identify cause

KUALA LUMPUR – The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Pacific Senior Living (Pacific) are working together with the local authorities and the Fire and Rescue Department to identify the cause and assess damages of the fire at the old EPF building in Petaling Jaya yesterday.

EPF Corporate Affairs Department, in a statement today, said that Pacific is the developer carrying out renovation work on the unoccupied building on Jalan Gasing for a senior living facility project. They have signed a 30-year lease with EPF on April 6, 2022.  

He said Pacific had started demolition work inside the building according to its renovation plan. 

In yesterday’s incident, it was reported only the fourth and fifth levels of the building caught on fire, with no casualties reported. 

This is the second time the building has caught fire after a similar incident in 2018. 

EPF Corporate Affairs Department also expressed its appreciation for the swift response of the firefighters in controlling the blaze. – Bernama, May 23, 2023