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  • 3/29/2025
A car carrying firecrackers in its trunk caught fire at a busy intersection in Bukit Permata, Lumut on Friday (March 28) evening.

Initial investigations revealed that the vehicle had suffered mechanical damage prior to the fire.

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00:00A car carrying firecrackers in its trunk caught fire at a busy intersection in Bukit Permata,
00:10Lumut.
00:11Manjung OCPD Assistant Commissioner Hasbullah Abdul Rahman said the incident happened on
00:16Friday evening.
00:18Initial investigations revealed that the vehicle had suffered mechanical damage prior to the
00:23fire.
00:24The driver attempting to restart the car noticed smoke coming from the rear tyre, which quickly
00:30escalated into flames and further exacerbated by a series of firecracker explosions.
00:36Police said the driver had stored the firecrackers for Hari Raya in the vehicle's trunk.
00:41The local fire department responded promptly and successfully brought the fire under control.
00:46Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the incident.

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