Two workers were injured when a factory manufacturing ingots and solar cells at Samajaya Industrial Zone in Kuching, Sarawak, caught fire earlier today.
Liang Yuu, a Chinese national, suffered burns all over the body while a local worker, Qhairul Apdar Mohd Firdaus, was injured trying to escape from the second floor of the factory.
Sarawak Fire and Rescue Operation assistant director, Tiong Lingg Hii said that the department received a call around 7am.
A team of 20 firemen from both Tabuan and Kuching Fire and Rescue Stations with several fire engines were immediately deployed.
However the fire was brought under control by the factory’s rescue team personnel before the firemen arrived.
40 % of the mechanical equipment placed on the top floor was destroyed in the fire.
Both victims were sent to the Sarawak General hospital for treatment.
Post time: Jul-12-2017