KUALA LUMPUR: Four squatter houses and a car workshop were damaged in a fire at Kampung Segambut Luar here today.
The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department said the blaze broke out at Lot 4489, No. 64, Jalan Kampung Segambut Luar, following a distress call received via the NG999 hotline at 7.24am.
A team of 20 firefighters from the Jinjang, Sentul and Sri Hartamas stations was dispatched to the scene, backed by three fire engines and a water tanker.
Senior operations commander Mohamad Shahidan said the fire involved four Class C squatter houses and a car workshop spanning an 80ft by 40ft area.
“The fire destroyed about 60 per cent of the affected structures.
“No casualties were reported,” he said in a statement today.
Mohamad said the cause of the fire was under investigation by the department’s fire investigation unit.