Fire razes ground floor of Brickfields eatery, two women taken to hospital on Deepavali morning

Early on the morning of Deepavali, a fire engulfed the ground floor of a restaurant in Brickfields, Malaysia, leaving two women with serious injuries. The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department was alerted to the blaze at 3.04 am, and they reported that the fire had completely destroyed the ground floor and damaged about half of the upper floor of the two-story eatery located on Jalan Tun Sambanthan.

Two women, aged 24 and 34, were among those injured; one suffered a hand injury, while the other broke her left arm. Both women were initially treated at the scene before being transported to Kuala Lumpur Hospital for further care.

In response to the emergency, 35 firefighters and nine fire engines were mobilized from the Hang Tuah, Pantai, and Seputeh fire stations to combat the inferno. The cause of the fire and the financial impact of the incident are currently under investigation.