Puchong blaze guts four factories, collapse risk remains

Four factories were destroyed in a major fire at Jalan TPP 5/15, Taman Perindustrian Puchong early this morning, according to the New Straits Times. The incident, which destroyed nearly 90 per cent of the structures, involved no casualties. The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department responded to the emergency call at 6.34am, with firefighters arriving at the scene by 6.45am to find flames engulfing a furniture factory.

The blaze quickly spread to four factories covering a total area of 80 by 100 feet, including a tyre factory, a pipe and valve hardware factory, a furniture factory, and an engineering factory. Firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control around 8.30am, and operations to extinguish embers on the roof and inside the factories are ongoing.

A total of 33 officers and firefighters, along with five Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) engines, two Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) units, an Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP), two water tankers, and two utility vehicles, were deployed to the scene.

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