Fire destroys 77 cars at workshop in Selayang

Seventy-seven cars were destroyed at a workshop in a fire that also gutted three other shops in Batu 8, Selayang, near here last night, according to the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department.

Its assistant director of operations, Mohamad Sani Harul, told Bernama 25 cars were saved during the fire which occurred at about 8 pm.

He said the department was summoned at 8.08 pm and the 12 officers and personnel rushed there in two trucks from the Selayang and Gombak fire stations put out the fire in about an hour.

"An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the fire and the damage," he said.