Fire Razes Factory, Short Circuit Results in RM 2 millions Losses

A fire engulfed a furniture factory at the Bukit Pasir Industrial Area at Muar, Johor resulting in losses amounting to RM2 millions. The fire is believed to have triggered off by a short-circuit. Factory worker Nurah Surian, 51, said that she had just arrived at work about 8.45am when she heard her co-workers screaming that there was a fire. “It started out small but we could not do much as the flames spread so fast and soon the whole inside of the building was on fire,” she said when met at the scene. Nurah said that minutes later officials from the Fire and Rescue Department arrived and everyone was told to vacate the area immediately. Another worker Salmiah Sargol, 57, who has been working in the factory for more than six years said that she was so frightened that the fire would spread to the neighbouring factories.

Challenging task: Fire and Rescue Department officials 
in the midst of dousing the flames at a furniture factory 
at the Bukit Pasir Industrial Area in Muar, Johor.

“It was scary to see everything destroyed in seconds and luckily no one was hurt in the incident,” she said. Factory owner Tan Chen Gee, 41, said that his Chinese New Year celebrations had come to an abrupt end as he estimated losses to total about RM 2 millions. “A lot of the furniture was destroyed but the most expensive items that were ruined are the machines that we use to cut the wood pieces and press them together,” he said. Meanwhile, a spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Department said that they received a distress call at around 9.08am about the fire. A total of three fire engines and 14 officials from Muar and Bukir Gambir were deployed to the scene

Resource from : The Star Online