THIRTEEN shophouses, including a gold shop, were destroyed in a pre-dawn fire in Jalan Pasar, Pekan Baru Serdang today.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis said the department received a distress call on the fire, involving wooden and concrete shophouses, at 4.15am.

Teams from the Serdang, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Bangi dan Section 7 were dispatched and they arrived at the scene about 10 minutes later.

“By the time the firemen arrived, the fire had spread. However, there were no reports of casualties, he said in a statement today. – Bernama, October 31, 2022.