Old EPF office building in Petaling Jaya catches fire again (VIDEO)

Malay Mail
Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 — The old Employees Provident Fund (EPF) building located at Jalan Gasing here has caught fire again.

A Selangor Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said no victims were involved in the fire that broke out this morning.

The spokesman said that the fire, which broke out on the fourth and fifth floors, was successfully contained by firemen at 11.08am.

“No victims were involved.

“The head of the station is at the location,” he said.

A Selangor Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said that the fire, which broke out on the fourth and fifth floors, was successfully contained by firemen at 11.08am. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
A Selangor Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said that the fire, which broke out on the fourth and fifth floors, was successfully contained by firemen at 11.08am. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

A Selangor Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said that the fire, which broke out on the fourth and fifth floors, was successfully contained by firemen at 11.08am. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

According to the Astro Radio Traffic Twitter account, the fire had affected traffic, causing delays on the Federal Highway and the Salak expressway.

According to a report by The Edge recently, the building had been scheduled to be reopened late next year as a senior living facility by Pacific Senior Living Sdn Bhd, which had signed a 30-year lease with EPF.