KUALA LUMPUR: A shop lot was almost completely destroyed in a fire that broke out at 1 Utama Shopping Mall early this morning.
The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department said they were alerted to the incident at 4.26am after receiving a call.
Operation commander Deputy Chief Fire Officer II Ramli Harun said the fire occurred in a shop lot undergoing renovation on the ground floor of the mall's new wing, covering an area of 300 sq ft.
"The estimated percentage of damage by the fire is 95 per cent but there were no casualties.
"The operation was concluded at around 7am," he said in a statement.
A total of 25 personnel from the Damansara Fire and Rescue Station, Petaling Jaya Fire and Rescue Station and Sungai Buloh Fire and Rescue Station were present in the operation.
