KEDAH industry and investment, higher education, science and technology, and innovation committee chairman Dr Haim Hilman Abdullah said the state viewed seriously the fire at three Bukit Selambau premises involved in the collection and processing of scheduled discarded materials in Sungai Petani last Sunday.

He said appropriate action will be taken after the Fire and Rescue Department and Department of Environment (DOE) have completed their investigations.

“The state will also study the necessary measures to prevent a recurrence of such incidents at industrial premises.

“We will also review steps to eradicate premises that are operating illegally,” he said in a statement in Alor Star today.

Three warehouses storing scrap copper wires and metal were destroyed in the blaze in Bukit Selambau.

The operations to put out the fire were finally completed last night, with no casualties reported.

The Kedah DOE, in an earlier statement, said the premises, which had been operating illegally, have been sealed. – Bernama, December 7, 2023