Black smoke billows over Port Klang as furniture warehouse catches fire
KLANG: A two-storey furniture storage warehouse on Jalan Perusahaan 22, Kampung Idaman, Port Klang, caught fire.
KLANG: Thick black smoke rose into the sky as a fire engulfed a two-storey furniture warehouse on Jalan Perusahaan 22, in the Kampung Idaman area of Port Klang. The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department was alerted at 4.42pm and dispatched fire engines from Shah Alam Fire and Rescue Station by 5.23pm. Approximately 70 percent of the warehouse was damaged by the blaze, which also partially affected a Perodua Viva parked nearby.
No injuries were reported as firefighters managed to extinguish the fire by 5.31pm. Thirty-two personnel from Port Klang, Shah Alam, and North Klang fire and rescue stations worked together to bring the operation under control, utilizing various fire engines and water tankers. The cause of the fire and the full extent of the damage are still under investigation.
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