Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021 03:51 PM MYT
Police and Fire Dept personnel inspect the damage to The Andaman resort in Langkawi which caught fire twice yesterday. ― Picture via Facebook
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 ― A building in the five-star The Andaman, a Luxury Collection Resort in Jalan Teluk Datai, Langkawi island was destroyed after catching fire twice within 10 hours.
A spokesman of the Kedah Fire and Rescue Department said fire first broke out at about 4.04pm yesterday before it happened again after midnight at the same place, located about 40 km from Kuah town.
14 Jan 2021 / 16:45 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
LANGKAWI: A forensic probe is already underway on the fire that broke out at a building block of the five-star resort The Andaman, a Luxury Collection Resort, in Jalan Teluk Datai, about 40 kilometres from Kuah town, here.
Fire broke out twice at the block, at 4.04 pm on Tuesday and at 1.13 am on Wednesday. The fire destroyed the block but there were no casualties.
Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) operations director Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad said the forensic team is being assisted by personnel from the Kedah Fire and Rescue Department.
“Investigations started since yesterday involving experts from JBPM headquarters in Putrajaya who are assisted by Kedah Fire and Rescue Department personnel. Today, besides forensic investigations, the team will also question witnesses.