A BULK waste and maintenance store at the Finance Ministry caught fire this afternoon according to the Putrajaya Fire and Rescue department.

A department spokesman said it had received a call at about 2.34pm and rushed to the scene and said no one was injured in the fire.

“Three engines and 23 personnel rushed to the location. A ministry staff member who was in the ministry parking lot raised the alarm. Smoke from the fire also triggered the building fire alarm,” the fire department spokesman told the Malaysian Insight.

He said the department’s emergency response team’s (ERT) quick actions stopped the fire from spreading to another store in the vicinity.

“The personnel and engines that arrived later helped put out the fire by 3.39pm.

He said the team checked for other potential sources of fire before ending the operation.

The spokesman said the K9 dog unit was also deployed to determine the source of the fire. –  December 6, 2022.