Shop, six cars damaged as carbide stored in fruit shop explodes
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Assistant Director of Operations Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said they received a call at 5:21 pm before deploying eight officers and personnel from the North Klang Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) along with a Light Fire Rescue Tender (LFRT) to the scene.
'Upon arrival at the location, it was confirmed that an explosion had occurred at the back of a fruit shop measuring 7,000 square feet.
'The impact of the explosion caused the collapse of the office wall structure of the shop, which measured 900 square feet,' he said in a statement today.
Ahmad Mukhlis said the impact of the explosion also caused damage to six cars parked in the vicinity.
However, no casualties were involved in the incident, he said. — BERNAMA
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