KOTA KINABALU: About 10 fuel tanker trucks were destroyed in a fire at a workshop near Taman Cerah, Menggatal, at Mile 10, Tuaran Bypass on Tuesday night.
More than 10 fuel tanker trucks were destroyed in a fire at a workshop near Taman Cerah, Menggatal yesterday.
Several explosions were heard in the 9.20pm incident as Fire and Rescue personnel battled frantically to bring the fire under control.
State Fire and Rescue Department director Nordin Pauzi, who was at the scene, said a distress call was received at 9.23pm and 20 personnel in five fire engines were immediately dispatched to the scene.
“Initial report shows about 10 tanker trucks were destroyed in the fire. It took our personnel more than an hour to control the blaze as the tankers were loaded with either petrol or diesel,” he said, adding that several explosions also occurred due to the highly flammable contents.
Firefighters managed to put the blaze under control by 11pm while the operation ended a couple of hours later.
No unwanted incident or casualty was reported while the cause of the fire and total loss were still under investigation, said Nordin.