Fire guts three factories in Batu Caves

PETALING JAYA: Three factories caught fire resulting in clouds of smoke seen at the Batu Caves industrial area.

The fire also resulted in a man in his 50s, suffering burns to his hands.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department operations command centre chief Zulfikar Jaffar said the department received a call on the incident at about 11.49am on Wednesday (Dec 20).

"Fire engines from eight fire stations were dispatched to the scene along with more than 30 firemen.

"A paint factory was 90% burnt while a spare parts' factory and a packaging factory were each 20% burnt," he said in a statement on Wednesday.

By 1.07pm, the fire was under control, he said.

"The sole victim who was injured worked at the paint factory," he added.