10 vehicles destroyed in workshop fire

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All that is left of the workshop after the fire.

All that is left of the workshop after the fire.

KUCHING: More than 10 vehicles were destroyed after a fire broke out at a car-repair workshop in Kampung Gita early yesterday.

The incident was first discovered around 3am when a worker staying at the premises woke up to see the wooden structure engulfed in flames and immediately fled to safety.

Personnel from Petra Jaya and Padungan stations were despatched to the scene to contain the blaze after receiving a distress call at 3.12am, and spent about 30 minutes to bring the situation under control.

The fire razed the structure to the ground and also destroyed more than 10 vehicles, which had been sent to the workshop for repair. No injuries were reported in the incident and the cause of the fire is being investigated.

Total losses suffered by the owner have yet to be unascertained.