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KLUANG: Johor firefighters have been fighting for 15 hours to control the fire at a textile factory in Jalan Teknologi 2, Mengkibol industrial area, here since early this morning.
Johor Zone 3 Fire Superintendent (Operations Commander) Mohamed Faiz Muin Mohamed Rasidi said the fire that started at 2am had not yet been fully put out until now (2pm)
He said this was because the factory had arranged the cotton fabric compactly, making it difficult to extinguish the fire, even though firefighters had been on site since 2.42 a.m.
“Putting out the fire was quite challenging because burning fabrics or textiles usually leave burning embers that can reignite small fires that can spread to nearby areas,” he said, adding that the factory had not been in operation. for six months and at that time. After the incident, there were no workers on the premises.
Mohamed Faiz Muin added that the firefighting operation is still continuing with the participation of four fire trucks and 35 people, as well as four officers from the Kluang, Renggam and Ayer Hitam fire and rescue stations.
“Rotation of service personnel must also take place as efforts to control the fire have been in place for more than 12 hours. At the same time, service members must also ensure that the fire does not spread to other buildings by regularly spraying water in high-risk areas, ”he told reporters at the scene. – Named
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