Car fire in Wangsa Maju sends 11 to hospital
KUALA LUMPUR: Eleven foreign men suffered breathing difficulties after a car caught fire in the basement of Riana Green East Condominium, Wangsa Maju today.
Fire and Rescue department operations commander Nasaruddin Haron said they received an emergency call at 9.45am.
"Following the call, a team from the Wangsa Maju Fire and Rescue Station was dispatched to the scene with 11 personnel, along with one Fire Rescue Tender and one Emergency Medical Rescue Services vehicle," he said.
He said the fire began in the engine compartment of a Nissan Teana, damaging about 30 per cent of the vehicle and filling the basement with smoke.
Six victims were taken to Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) by a Civil Defence Force ambulance. Two more were transported via the department's EMRS vehicle, while the rest were sent using HKL ambulances.
The department has sent an investigation team to determine the cause of the fire.
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