SEREMBAN, March 23 — The Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) is currently working to put out a fire that broke out at a two-storey bookshop along Jalan Datuk Syeh Ahmad here last night.
SEREMBAN, March 23 — The Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) is currently working to put out a fire that broke out at a two-storey bookshop along Jalan Datuk Syeh Ahmad here last night.
Negeri Sembilan JBPM Senior Operations Commander Mohd Hanafi Wahid said the blaze started around 9pm, with no injuries reported so far.
“Firefighters from the Seremban Fire and Rescue Station, assisted by the Seremban 2 Fire and Rescue Station, are actively carrying out extinguishing operations,” he said in a statement.
A Bernama survey found that the fire was still burning at the premises as efforts to douse the flames continued.
In a separate incident, Negeri Sembilan JBPM liaison officer Muhammad Syazwan Tajuddin said seven personnel from the Senawang Fire and Rescue Station were deployed to tackle a forest fire in Taman Bukit, Ampangan last night.
He said the department received the alert at about 9pm, but the size of the affected area could not yet be determined due to low visibility.
“According to the Operations Commander, the fire involves a hillside forest area, and firefighting efforts are ongoing,” he said when contacted.
He added that although the forest is located near residential areas, the situation remains under control. — Bernama
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