KUALA LUMPUR: Two women were injured in a fire at a two-storey restaurant in Jalan Tun Sambanthan here early this morning.
The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Operations Centre said in a statement that it received an emergency call about the incident at 3.04 am. The fire completely destroyed the restaurant’s ground floor, while 50 per cent of the upper floor was damaged.
“The fire left two women, aged 24 and 34, injured, with injuries to the right hand and a fracture to the left hand. They were given initial treatment before being sent to Kuala Lumpur Hospital,” the statement said.
The operation involved 35 personnel and nine fire engines from the Hang Tuah, Pantai and Seputeh Fire and Rescue Stations.
The cause of the fire and estimated losses are still under investigation.
Meanwhile, in SELANGOR, a storage facility for equipment belonging to Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) in Desa Pinggiran Putra, Sepang, was about 95 per cent destroyed in a fire last night.
Selangor JBPM Operations Division assistant director Ashrul Riezal Asbar said the department received an emergency call about the incident at 10.42 pm, but no casualties were reported.
“Among the items destroyed were 10 containers, six transformers and diesel drums, four oxygen gas cylinders and carbon dioxide cylinders, as well as piles of cables,” he said in a statement today.
He said the operation, involving 17 personnel and four fire engines from the Dengkil, Bangi and Cyberjaya Fire and Rescue Stations, ended at 12.50 am.
The cause of the fire and total losses are still under investigation.
