By Nurdina Haziyah
Edited by Izyan Nazihah
Credit picture to: Free Malaysia Today
IPOH, 29 September 2023: 15 shophouses caught on fire early in the morning at Kampung Sungai Korok, Jitra.
“Everything was destroyed in a blink of an eye,” said Mohd Akram Mohd Johari, the owner of the shophouses who had run the business with his younger brother, Mohd Aslam, for two years.
Mohd Akram only found out about the fire after many people came to his house to inform him of the news about his store. He rushed to the place, but there was nothing that could be saved.
“It was sad seeing the shop we have run for two years being caught in a fire because there is a lot of stuff being kept in the store," he stated in a report. “Next to our shop was a motorcycle shop, and the rest of them were mostly residential houses, but people managed to escape the fire.”
Credit picture to: The Star
Meanwhile, the Kedah and Fire Rescue Department received the call from MERS 999 at 1.25 a.m. Firemen from Jitra and Alor Setar stations were deployed to the location.
The operations officer, Mohd Bustan Karudin, stated that the operation was aided by 60 volunteer firemen from Ayer Hitam, Tunjang, Kilang Tebu, Seberang Nyoya, Simpang Empat, Padang Sera, Kundu, Kuala Kedah, Kampung Berjaya, Kota Sarang Semut, Mergong, and Kodiang.
“The fire was extinguished at 3.20 a.m. The cause and total loss are still being investigated," he added.
No casualties were reported.***
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