AN early morning fire today destroyed more than 30 stalls in front of the Wisma Yakin complex on Jalan Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur, today.

Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department senior operations commander L. Logeswaran said they received an emergency call at 1.35am.

Forty-eight firefighters from the Hang Tuah, Titiwangsa, Sentul and Pudu stations arrived at the scene at 1.44am, and found the stalls on fire.

“It took 20 minutes to get the fire under control. We managed to put out the fire at 2.04am,” he said in a statement.

Logeswaran said the stalls were completely destroyed by the fire.

The fire investigation unit is now finding out the cause of the fire, which affected 185.5 square metres of retail space, he said.

Jalan Masjid India and its surrounding streets are popular among shoppers during the Ramadan season. – May 21, 2019.