95 Pct Of Olak Lempit Factory Blaze Extinguished - Fire Dept

BANTING, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- Firefighters have put out 95 per cent of the blaze involving four premises at the Olak Lempit Industrial Area here, and expect it to be fully extinguished later today.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director (Operations) Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said that, so far, the firefighting operation is at the overhaul phase, with only small embers being fully extinguished.

"At the same time, we are conducting thorough inspections to ensure there are no more victims or any other elements that we may have missed.

"As such, the JBPM has activated the dog tracking unit (K9), together with the body recovery discipline, for us to conduct a sweep of a warehouse and a factory that were burnt to ensure there are no more victims trapped inside,” he said when met at the scene.

Regarding the three charred bodies found at the scene, he said they were all found in the first warehouse that was razed, which is the Pentas Flora warehouse, when overhaul works were being carried out.

Elaborating, he said the blaze involved a warehouse and polymer factory, both of which were razed, before the intense heat caused damage to two other nearby premises.

Ahmad Mukhlis said they have begun investigating the cause of the fire, adding that the probe would take up to 14 days to complete.

Earlier, he said in a statement that the department was alerted about the incident at about 11.03 pm yesterday and immediately mobilised 69 personnel and officers.

-- BERNAMA