KUALA LUMPUR: An entertainment outlet in Jalan Metro Perdana Barat, Kepong, was almost completely destroyed in a fire today.
Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department operations assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar said firefighters from five stations and three voluntary fire brigades were deployed after receiving an emergency call at 11.23am.
“About 90 per cent of the 594-square-metre nightclub was destroyed.
“The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and no casualties have been reported so far,” he told a press conference at the scene today.
He said the premises owner informed the department that everyone inside had been instructed to evacuate before the fire spread.
Earlier, videos of thick black smoke billowing from the nightclub in Kepong circulated on social media.