{
  "id": 5774700,
  "title": "17-hour operation ends after fire destroys 5 premises near Chew Jetty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/17-hour-operation-ends-after-fire-destroys-5-premises-near-chew-jetty",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T13:02:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1526361/17-hour-operation-ends-after-fire-destroys-5-premises-near-chew-jetty"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At 1:08am today, a blaze erupted near Chew Jetty in George Town, destroying five semi-permanent buildings and four vehicles. The fire claimed roughly 80% damage on the structures and 10% on the Honda, while the Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Suzuki cars suffered about 80% destruction each. Operations Assistant Director John Sagun Francis of the Penang Fire and Rescue Department reported that the flames were extinguished at 1:42am, but firefighters continued to conduct overhauls and safety checks, concluding the operation at 5:51pm.\n\nThe affected premises included T.A.A. Enterprise T-shirt printing shop, Leong Huat Auto Repairs, Chin Fook Car Service Centre, Herritage Wood Works, and OK Scrap Trading. Firefighters utilized both offensive and defensive tactics, along with fire breaks, and employed an excavator to facilitate direct fire attacks. An estimated 25 firefighters from the Lebuh Pantai, Jalan Perak, and Paya Terubong fire stations, along with volunteer firefighters from various districts, joined the rescue efforts. Police and Tenaga Nasional Berhad personnel also provided assistance at the scene. Remarkably, no casualties were reported during the 17-hour operation.\n\nThe Penang Fire and Rescue Department's Fire Investigation Division will now take over the case, while the Post-Incident One-Stop Centre provided guidance and collected data from the affected premises' owners to aid in necessary support.",
  "summary": "GEORGE TOWN: Firefighters completed a 17-hour operation after a blaze destroyed five semi-permanent premises at Pengkalan Weld near Chew Jetty early today.",
  "key_points": [
    "Blaze destroys five premises and four vehicles near Chew Jetty",
    "Firefighters extinguish flames at 1:42am, conclude operation at 5:51pm",
    "No casualties reported during 17-hour operation"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}