JERTIH: A house and seven vehicles, including five motorcycles, were destroyed in a fire at Kampung Gong Duek in Hulu Besut yesterday.
Jertih Fire and Rescue Station chief Mustafa Ismail said the two-storey semi-permanent house was 80 per cent gutted.
“We received a call from the public about the incident at 6.46 pm. A team of 13 personnel, along with two fire engines and a tanker lorry, was dispatched to the scene,” he said in a statement today.
The fire completely destroyed a Perodua Kancil, a one-tonne lorry, and five motorcycles. However, no casualties or injuries were reported.
He said that the fire was successfully extinguished at 9.04 pm, and investigations into its cause are ongoing.
–BERNAMA
