Firefighters battle blaze near Penang airport for over four hours

PETALING JAYA (March 30): After over four hours, firefighters had managed to extinguish a fire that broke out at four warehouses near the air cargo complex of the Penang International Airport at Batu Maung, Penang, last night.

According to The New Straits Times, State Fire and Rescue Department director Saadon Mokhtar said the department had received a report about the fire at 10.50pm, and it was subsequently put out completely at 3.06am.

“We managed to control the blaze by 1.06am, and completely put it out two hours later. Overhaul works were subsequently carried out,” he added.

According to initial investigations, the fire first started from a recycling warehouse before it spread to three other warehouses storing items such as food, furniture, and electrical goods nearby.

The blaze consumed about 90% of the warehouses, he added.

Penang International Airport officials have assured that its operations were unaffected by the fire.

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