Kuala lumpur: It's business as usual at the Selangor Wholesale Market, under the management of the Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation (PKPS), here despite three shoplots being destroyed in a fire that broke out last night.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Selangor Agriculture Committee chairman Datuk Izham Hashim said the three premises affected were a shop selling kitchenware, an egg wholesaler, and a hardware shop. He reassured that the operations have not been disrupted and that other premises continue to function normally. "On behalf of PKPS, which manages the Selangor Wholesale Market operations, I would like to state that operations here have not been affected. Other premises are operating as usual, and I can see that all the other shops are open for business," he told reporters at the market.

Commenting on future plans for the Selangor Wholesale Market, he mentioned that the state government is in the process of finalizing plans to replace it with a modern supermarket. Construction is anticipated to begin early next year, focusing on centralized business facilities and improved compliance with building safety standards.

The blaze, which ignited around 11 pm, was extinguished by 6.20 am today, thanks to the swift response of 68 personnel from the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM), supported by the Volunteer Firefighting Team, the police, and the Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ). Selangor JBPM Operations Division assistant director Ashrul Riezal Asbar stated that the report on the fire's cause is expected to be completed within 14 days following the initiation of forensic investigations, noting that no casualties were reported.

Meanwhile, Lee Chee Leong, the owner of the kitchenware shop destroyed in the fire, shared that he received a call from one of his workers about the blaze at approximately 11 pm and arrived at the scene 20 minutes later. He expressed that his workers had no chance to combat the fire due to its rapid spread. "When I arrived, the fire was already raging, and nobody could even get in," he said. Lee, who has been operating his business at the premises for 18 years, estimated his losses to be in the millions of ringgit.