00:01A fire destroyed a firecracker sales canopy and partially damaged a storage cabin at Kampunggong
00:07Limau in Chukai early Friday morning.
00:10Chukai Fire and Rescue Station Chief Senior Fire Superintendent Mohammad Hanif Che Khalid
00:15said the department received an emergency call about the incident at 4.15am.
00:21He said that upon arrival, the fire was already raging, with several firecracker explosions
00:26coming from inside the cabin.
00:28Firefighters immediately carried out operations to prevent the flames from spreading to nearby
00:34areas.
00:34He added that the canopy used for selling firecrackers was completely destroyed, while the storage
00:41cabin containing the supply was about 50% burnt.
00:45Mohammad Hanif said firefighters took about 19 minutes to bring the blaze under control,
00:50with the operation fully concluded at 5.10am.
00:54No casualties or injuries were reported.
00:57The cause of the fire and the total losses are still under investigation.
01:01About the situation is still under investigation.
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