Early morning blaze guts SM Sains Alam Shah admin block
KUALA LUMPUR: A pre-dawn fire broke out at Sekolah Menengah Sains Alam Shah in Bandar Tun Razak, destroying the school's administration block.
Bandar Tun Razak Fire and Rescue Station chief, Senior Fire Superintendent Azizi Abdullah, said the department received an emergency call via the MERS999 line at 4.15am.
Azizi said the blaze engulfed the third floor of the building, which measured approximately 300 by 30 square feet, and was completely gutted.
No casualties were reported in the incident, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
"A total of 44 firefighters from four stations — Bandar Tun Razak, Jalan Hang Tuah, Cheras, and Sentul — were deployed to the scene.
"The operation involved four Fire Rescue Tenders (FRT), two water tankers, one Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP), and an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) unit," Azizi said in a statement today.
The fire was fully extinguished by 6.18am.
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