{
  "id": 12421020,
  "title": "Kenderaan 4×4 dipercayai punca kebakaran di parkir pusat beli-belah, kata bomba",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/kenderaan-4-4-dipercayai-punca-kebakaran-di-parkir-pusat-beli-belah",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T16:11:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/07/kenderaan-4x4-dipercayai-punca-kebakaran-di-parkir-pusat-beli-belah-kata-bomba"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A four-wheel drive vehicle, believed to be the cause of the fire at a two-story shopping mall in Johor Bahru, is thought to have sparked the blaze, according to fire officials. The incident occurred in the evening yesterday, with rumors circulating on social media linking the incident to an electric vehicle (EV). The Chief of the Bomb and Rescue Department (BBP) Larkin, Mohd Suhaimi Abdul Jamal, said his team received an emergency call at 3:40 pm before the fire brigade arrived six minutes later. The operation involved 52 members from BBP Larkin, BBP Tebrau, BBP Kempas, and the Volunteer Rescue Team (PBS) Ulu Tiram, in addition to the Shopping Mall Emergency Response Team (ERT) at the mall. Of the 11 vehicles involved, eight suffered damage estimated between 80 to 90%, two were damaged between 30 to 40%, and one suffered around 10% damage, Mohd Suhaimi said during a media briefing at the scene today. The mall resumed operations around 7 pm after being closed temporarily to contain the fire. Four individuals, including a Singaporean national, were reported to have experienced difficulty in breathing, but Mohd Suhaimi said one survivor was sent to Sultanah Aminah Hospital for further treatment and was reported to be in stable condition. The area where the vehicles were parked remains closed to allow the Forensic Unit to investigate the true cause of the fire and estimate the extent of the losses. Earlier, multiple videos and images circulating on social media showed thick smoke emerging from the building, as well as visitors and employees seen rushing out of the premises.",
  "summary": "Sebelum ini tular di media sosial dakwaan bahawa kejadian berpunca daripada EV.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Kenderaan 4×4 dipercayai punca kebakaran di parkir pusat beli-belah, kata bomba",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/kenderaan-4-4-dipercayai-punca-kebakaran-di-parkir-pusat-beli-belah-12424977",
        "published": "2026-10-06T16:11:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}