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JOHOR BAHRU – Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Johor mengesan kehadiran kandungan sulfur dalam udara susulan kebakaran yang berlaku di Kawasan Perindustrian Kota Puteri berhampiran Taman Megah Ria, di sini semalam.
Timbalan Ketua Zon Johor Bahru, Penguasa Kanan Bomba II, Rosfarawadi Ismani Ismail berkata, penggunaan topeng pelitup muka diperlukan, namun kandungan sulfur tersebut tidak tinggi.
“Pasukan Hazmat digerakkan ke lokasi pada pukul 11.40 malam untuk mengambil bacaan udara dan sampel bahan pejal di dua lokasi dikenalpasti sebagai divisyen satu dan divisyen dua.
“Kebakaran di divisyen satu selesai dipadam sepenuhnya pada pukul 4 petang. Manakala pemadaman di divisyen dua bersependapat kesukaran kerana terdapat halangan tong minyak yang besar dan banyak,” katanya.
Tambah Rosfarawadi Ismani, kerja-kerja pemadaman masih diteruskan dengan menggunakan tiga aliran 700 kaki tiga pancutan air dari pili bomba pam jentera.-KOSMO! ONLINE
Johor Bahru: Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru (MBJB) mengesan sebanyak 10 premis milik syarikat berbeza yang beroperasi secara sewaan di kawasan kebakaran stor penyimpanan lori dan minyak enjin di Jalan Cenderai, Taman Kota Puteri, Masai, di sini.
Tapak seluas 64,664 meter persegi itu dikesan menempatkan pelbagai jenis premis termasuk tempat mencuci kenderaan, parkir lori, bengkel dan premis barangan lusuh, namun hanya satu premis didapati memiliki lesen yang sah.
Datuk Bandar MBJB Datuk Mohd Haffiz Ahmad berkata siasatan awal mendapati hanya sebuah premis penyimpanan minyak kelapa sawit memiliki lesen sah yang dikeluarkan oleh MBJB dan Lembaga Minyak Sawit Malaysia (MPOB).
"Tanah ini disewakan kepada beberapa premis dan hanya satu daripadanya berlesen.
Worker flees Johor oil store fire as blaze destroys lorry, shocks residents who ‘didn’t even know’ facility was there
- Admin UKK
- Berita
JOHOR BAHRU, June 22 — A routine errand turned into a nightmare for a worker who was forced to abandon his company’s new lorry as fire rapidly spread from a nearby engine oil storage facility.
Aiman Abdullah, 23, had gone to a recycling centre to purchase a used water tank when the blaze broke out.
“The fire started around 12.30 pm. I saw thick smoke and flames coming from the section where hundreds of drums and oil containers were stored,” said a visibly shaken Aiman, speaking to Bernama at the site today.
Trapped inside the compound, he was advised by firefighters not to drive out through the main entrance due to the danger.
He parked the one-tonne lorry further and fled through a narrow path to a nearby construction site about 100 metres away.
Hoping the distance would spare the vehicle, he watched helplessly as the fire, fuelled by leaking engine oil, quickly engulfed it, reducing it to a charred metal frame.
Yesterday, the Fire and Rescue Department reported receiving a distress call at 12.54 pm. The blaze destroyed five premises over roughly 1,000 square metres, including a used engine oil storage area, a recycling facility, a soap-making factory, a lorry parking site, and a construction material store. Fifteen vehicles were also reported lost.
As of midday today, thick smoke was still seen billowing from the site, although firefighters confirmed 80 per cent of the fire had been extinguished.
The burnt-out remains of lorries, motorcycles, cars and metal scraps drew crowds from surrounding areas, including residents of Taman Megah Ria, just 50 metres from the site.
Long-time resident Lim Cheng Woon, 50, said he was unaware such a hazardous facility was located so close to his home.
“We didn’t even know there was an engine oil storage next to our houses until the fire happened. We sincerely hope it gets relocated. We don’t want another disaster like this,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Johor Department of Environment (DOE) confirmed that no abnormal readings of ammonia or other hazardous emissions had been detected in the vicinity. — Bernama
JOHOR BAHRU: Nine of the 10 premises at the site where a massive fire took place at Taman Kota Puteri, Masai, yesterday, were operating without licences, Johor Bahru mayor Haffiz Ahmad said today.
He said investigations found that only one of the premises, a palm oil storage facility, had a licence from the council and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Bernama reported.
He said the city would take action against the remaining businesses, including a car wash service, vehicle parking, a used items dealer, and several workshops.
“The land was leased to these premises, but we found only the palm oil storage facility to be licensed,” the mayor said. Further steps would be taken, including requesting the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation to take action, especially since one of the tenants deals in scrap materials, he told reporters after visiting the site today.
Bernama said the road leading to the site of the fire had been cordoned off by authorities. Members of the public were seen gathering in the area early this morning to view the aftermath of the blaze.
The fire and rescue department were alerted to the fire at 12.54pm yesterday, and deployed 34 personnel and equipment from multiple fire stations. Five premises were affected by the fire, which destroyed 15 vehicles and an area of about 1,000 sq m.
JOHOR BARU: A routine errand turned into a nightmare for a worker who was forced to abandon his company's new lorry as fire rapidly spread from a nearby engine oil storage facility.
Aiman Abdullah, 23, had gone to a recycling centre to purchase a used water tank when the blaze broke out yesterday. "The fire started around 12.30pm.
"I saw thick smoke and flames coming from the section where hundreds of drums and oil containers were stored," he said.
Trapped inside the compound, he was advised by firefighters not to drive out through the main entrance due to the danger.
He parked the one-tonne lorry further and fled through a narrow path to a nearby construction site about 100 metres away.
Hoping the distance would spare the vehicle, he watched helplessly as the fire, fuelled by leaking engine oil, quickly engulfed it, reducing it to a charred metal frame.
Yesterday, the Fire and Rescue Department reported receiving a distress call at 12.54pm. Fifteen vehicles were reported lost.
As of midday today, thick smoke was still seen billowing from the site, although firefighters confirmed 80 per cent of the fire had been extinguished.
The burnt-out remains of lorries, motorcycles, cars and metal scraps drew crowds from surrounding areas, including residents of Taman Megah Ria, just 50 metres from the site.
Long-time resident Lim Cheng Woon, 50, said he was unaware such a hazardous facility was located so close to his home.
"We didn't even know there was an engine oil storage next to our houses until the fire happened. "We sincerely hope it gets relocated.
"We don't want another disaster like this," he said.
Meanwhile, the Johor Department of Environment (DOE) confirmed that no abnormal readings of ammonia or other hazardous emissions had been detected in the vicinity.
The fire broke out an industrial facility storing engine oil and lorries along Jalan Cenderai 27, Taman Kota Puteri.
– Bernama
