PENAMPANG: Three blocks of plastic warehouses and 12 vehicles were destroyed in a late-night fire at Mogoputi Industrial Park Phase 2 here on Thursday.
The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department operations centre dispatched 29 personnel and appliances from the Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, and Putatan fire stations following an emergency call at 10.29pm.
Upon arrival four minutes later, firefighters discovered that the blaze involved three permanent warehouse structures, each measuring 100 by 30 feet, which were entirely consumed by the flames.
The fire also razed 12 parked vehicles, comprising four vans, three four-wheel-drive vehicles, two five-tonne Isuzu lorries, a Perodua Viva, a Mitsubishi Triton, and a motorcycle.
Firefighters brought the blaze under control at 12.32am using three water hose jets fed by machinery and nearby fire hydrants.
Crews established firebreaks to contain the flames and prevented the blaze from spreading to six adjacent factories.
No casualties were reported in the incident, and operations officially concluded at 6.16am on Friday following overhaul work and safety inspections.
