Morning fire destroys Lahad Datu shophouse

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The shophouse completely razed.

The shophouse completely razed.

LAHAD DATU: An early morning fire destroyed a shophouse at Kampung Perisai in Tungku, yesterday.

The shop house measuring 30×35 square feet was 100 per cent destroyed in the incident, but no casualty was reported.

District Fire and Rescue Department chief Mohd Apandi Mahmood said his department received a distress call at 4.28am and rushed a fire engine with nine Fire and Rescue personnel to the scene.

“We arrived at the scene

which is located 45 km from Lahad Datu at 5.17am and managed to control the fire about 13 minutes later.

“The fire was completely extinguished and the operation ended at 6.03am,” he said, when contacted yesterday.

Apandi added that the Fire and Rescue Department was still investigating the cause of fire and loss in the incident.