A SPOKESMAN for the Penang Fire and Rescue Department’s operations centre said two workers were injured with one badly burnt after a warehouse storing hardware supplies located on Jalan Permatang Janggus, Permatang Pauh caught fire this morning.

He said the burns victim was a 30-year-old local woman who only suffered minor injuries and a 50-year-old Myanmar man who sustained 70% burns on his limbs and was rushed to the hospital for treatment.

“Firefighters received an emergency call at 11.05am informing them of a fire at a 91.44x91.44 square metre warehouse, where about 80% of it had burnt.

“41 personnel from the Penanti, Perai, Bandar Perda, Bertam and Sungai Bakap fire stations were rushed to the location to put out the blaze with the help of a volunteer fire brigade,” he said.

He said the fire, which also gutted two trucks, three cars and two motorcycles, was completely extinguished at 1.20pm and the operation ended at 6.45pm, while the total loss and the cause of the fire were still under investigation. – Bernama, December 30, 2023