KUALA LUMPUR: Up to eight cars and 53 motorcycles were razed in a fire at the parking lot of the Gombak Setia People's Housing Project (PPR) here, early today.
No one was injured in the incident.
Fire and Rescue Department operations commander, Senior Fire Officer Zaid Zainal, said four engines with 24 firemen from the Wangsa Maju, Gombak Selatan and Setapak fire stations were dispatched to the scene at 5.05am.
"The team took 10 minutes to bring the fire under control, before it was completely doused at 5.47am," he said in a statement.
He added that all 53 motorcycles were totally destroyed, while the cars were burnt between 60 and 80 per cent.
Zaid said the total amount of losses incurred is being investigated.