JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 7 — A fire at the basement car park of a shopping mall here this afternoon is believed to have involved a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle, amid speculation on social media that the incident was linked to an electric vehicle (EV).
Larkin Fire and Rescue Station chief Mohd Suhaimi Abdul Jamal said the department received an emergency call at 3.40 pm, with fire engines arriving at the scene six minutes later.
He said 52 personnel from the Larkin, Tebrau and Kempas Fire and Rescue stations, Ulu Tiram Volunteer Fire Brigade and the mall’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) were involved in the operation.
“Of the 11 vehicles affected, eight sustained 80 to 90 per cent damage, two were damaged by 30 to 40 per cent, while another sustained about 10 per cent damage,” he told a press conference at the scene here yesterday.
