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Fast firefighting prevents Chew Jetty blaze from spreading to fuel station and homes

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Firefighters controlled a blaze involving five closely packed premises at Chew Jetty in Georgetown early in the morning.
  • Thirty firefighters, supported by volunteers, police and civil defence personnel, prevented the fire from reaching a nearby fuel station and residential area.
  • No casualties were reported, while the cause and losses remained under investigation.

A fast response by Penang’s Fire and Rescue Department prevented a fire at five premises near Chew Jetty in Georgetown from spreading to a nearby fuel station and surrounding homes.

When we arrived, the fire was spreading rapidly because the premises were located close together.

· Rosli IbrahimThe operations officer described the conditions firefighters faced at the scene.

The fire involved a car-paint shop, car workshop, welding shop, scrap-goods shop and timber factory. Operations officer Rosli Ibrahim said the department received an emergency call at 1:08 a.m. and sent 30 personnel from four fire stations.

He said the flames spread quickly because the premises stood close together. Seventeen volunteer fire teams, police and members of Malaysia’s Civil Defence Force also assisted the operation. Firefighters later rescued the nearby fuel station and residential area from the blaze.

The firefighting team also managed to save a nearby fuel station, as well as the residential area around the site, from the fire.

· Rosli IbrahimHe described what the response prevented.

No one was injured. Authorities were still investigating the cause of the fire and the value of the damage. A witness identified as Huan, 50, said he saw people gathering in alarm while driving home to Jelutong. Some moved their vehicles before firefighters arrived. Chew Jetty is near heritage homes that attract tourists from Malaysia and abroad.

I was shocked to see people gathering in alarm.

· HuanThe witness described seeing the emergency while travelling home.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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