GEORGE TOWN, April 1 (Bernama) -- A workshop at the Jalan Dato Keramat Food Complex here was destroyed in a fire today, which also gutted a car and 10 motorcycles.
Penang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) operations division assistant director John Sagun Francis said in the 2.51 pm incident, the temporary workshop structure, measuring 74.32 square metres, was quickly engulfed in flames.
"We received an emergency call at 2.51 pm, before a team was dispatched to the scene.
"The fire resulted in a Proton Wira Aeroback being almost 90 per cent destroyed, while 10 motorcycles sustained between 10 and 90 per cent damage," he said in a statement today.
He said firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to nearby areas and brought it under control at 3 pm. The operation ended at 4.12 pm after mop-up operations were completed.
John Sagun added that there were no casualties in the incident, while the cause of the fire and the total estimated losses are still under investigation.
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