Batang kali: A wire harness store for the Perodua factory along Jalan Ipoh, Batang Kali, near here, was about 80 per cent destroyed in a fire early this morning.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar stated that the department received an emergency call at 4.45 am, and the first fire engine from the Kuala Kubu Bharu station arrived at the scene at 5.07 am.

He mentioned that the firefighting operation also involved personnel from the Bukit Sentosa and Rawang stations, with a total strength of 26 firemen. The Class A iron-structured building, measuring 100 by 80 square feet, was already engulfed in flames when the team reached the scene.

Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar noted that the blaze was brought under control at 5.45 am and confirmed that no casualties were reported. The equipment deployed for the operation included two Fire Rescue Tenders, one Compact Fire Rescue Tender, two Emergency Medical Rescue Services units, a water tanker, and a Triton four-wheel-drive vehicle belonging to the Volunteer Firefighting Squad.