Two suffer burns in Bayan Baru restaurant fire
GEORGE TOWN: Two people suffered first-degree burns after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a restaurant in Tingkat Mahsuri, Bayan Baru.
Two individuals sustained first-degree burns following a kitchen fire at a restaurant in Tingkat Mahsuri, Bayan Baru, according to reports from George Town. The fire department responded to the distress call at 12:19 pm. Assistant Operations Director John Sagun Francis of the Penang Fire and Rescue Department explained that the fire was contained within a 10ft by 15ft (3m by 4.6m) kitchen area, with overall damage assessed at 20 percent.
Upon arriving at the scene, the public had already managed to extinguish the flames using a dry powder extinguisher before firefighters arrived on the scene.
The two victims who suffered from the burns were brought to a nearby clinic for treatment. One of the victims, a man in his forties, suffered burns to his legs, while the other, a 47-year-old woman, had burns to her hands. Firefighters managed to bring the fire under control at 12:36 pm, and the incident concluded at 1:21 pm. Following the fire, mopping up operations were conducted to ensure that there were no lingering hazards before the case was transferred to the Fire Investigation Team.
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