MOE PICS-1.5 Million Fire LOSS at KLANG WAREHOUSE STORING PAINTS; HARI RAYA PREPARATIONS DASHED-FIRE DESTROYED 8 Houses in Kampung Pasir, Setapak.

ABOVE: The trading company warehouse where paints and other hardware materials were stored caught fire early wednesday morning
A warehouse storing paints and related inflammable materials was destroyed in a Wednesday morning fire which spread quickly. Loss was estimated to be 1.5 Million ringgit.

ABOVE: The burnt out shell of the building

Five fire engines were deployed and 35 firemen were involved to put out the blaze after a 999 call was received at 7.15 am, Wednesday 11 th Oct 2006.



Efforts to put out the blaze were hampered by a faulty hydrant but the firemen still managed to put out the blaze within 90 minutes.

BELOW: The fire engine was hampered by a faulty hydrant
If the fire was prolong dangerous fumes would have affected nearby residents. Nobody was injured in the fire

ABOVE: The Malaysia flag was left untouched by the fire

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Fire Damages Raya Preparations Of Four Families; October 11, 2006 15:23 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) -- It will be a sad Hari Raya for four squatter families in Kampung Pasir, Setapak here, whose houses and preparations for the celebration were destroyed in a fire today. The fire destroyed eight houses, four of which were not occupied.

ABOVE: The shouts of fire would scrambled people to move their belongings to a safer place before the firemen arrived from nearby Setapak

Swift action by firemen prevented the fire from ravaging the whole settlement, comprising about 500 houses which were built very close to one another. The fire was believed to have started about 8am when most of the residents were leaving for work and the children to school.

ABOVE & BELOW: What is salvaged is left in the open air for all to see

One of the victims, Yaakob Sahat, 45, said a relative telephoned him to inform about the fire as he was on his way to work. "I rushed back and found a portion of my sister's house, with whom I was staying, on fire. I rushed in and managed to salvage a few things, including some important documents," he added. Yaakob said he was informed by the neighbours that the fire started from one of the four unoccupied houses which were normally used by drug addicts. His neighbour, Shamsuddin Lazim, 50, said he was awakened from sleep by shouts of fire and people screaming for help.

Dousing the hot cinders to prevent reignition is the final act firemen would do.

He said he was grateful that only the kitchen wall of his house was burnt. Meanwhile, Federal Territory Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operation) Md Ali Ismail said 54 firemen in six fire engines - four from Jalan Hang Tuah and one each from Sentul and Wangsa Maju, rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call at 7.53am and took about 20 minutes to control the fire.

He said the department believed the fire started from one of the four unoccupied houses but investigations were being carried out to determine the cause and losses incurred.