NIBONG TEBAL: Firefighters spent over 18 hours putting out a fire at a wood factory along Jalan Kerian, Sungai Jawi, that began Sunday evening (Jan 21).

       A Penang Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said they received a distress call at 6.53 pm yesterday, and when the firefighters arrived at the scene, the fire had spread through the 140-square metre wood processing factory.

       "An estimated 80% of the factory had been engulfed by the fire at that point, and firefighters fought the fire till they managed to put it out along with the embers at about 1.35 pm today, a total of around 18 hours," the spokesman said when contacted on Monday (Jan 22).

       Over 100 firefighters, along with nine volunteer firefighting teams, were involved in putting out the fire, the spokesman said, adding that they were still investigating the cause of the fire and losses have yet to be estimated.

       No casualties due to the fire were reported. – Bernama