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Fire razes popular hawker centre in Batu Ferringhi

 

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Fire razes popular hawker

centre in Batu Ferringhi

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32 stalls at the Huma House hawker centre next to the Golden Sands hotel were destroyed. No one was injured.

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Fire consumed a popular hawker centre next to the Golden Sands hotel in Batu Ferringhi, Penang, today. (Facebook pic)

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Some 32 hawker stalls at a beachside hawker centre in Batu Ferringhi were destroyed in a fire this afternoon. No one was injured.

The fire, at the Huma House hawker centre next to the Golden Sands hotel, broke out at about 2pm.

The fire and rescue department said firefighters from Bagan Jermal and Teluk Bahang were deployed. They found 32 hawker stalls measuring 100 sq ft each on fire.

The fire destroyed items for sale as well as several vehicles, including motorcycles,
 a spokesman said. The fire was put out at about 6pm.

Free Malaysia Today
Some 32 stalls at a popular hawker centre in Batu Ferringhi were destroyed in the fire today. (Facebook pic)

A resident who declined to be named said the fire started after a spill of diesel fuel meant for speed boats at the sea-sports centre nearby.

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All the foreign workers were out when the fire broke out,
 said a spokesman for the fire and rescue department.

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