Early-morning fire destroys five business premises at Penang’s Chew Jetty heritage area

A fire at Chew Jetty destroyed five business premises, including a car workshop and timber factory, but no casualties were reported.

Firefighters' swift response saved a nearby petrol station and prevented the fire from spreading to residential areas.

The fire's cause is under investigation, and affected businesses suffered extensive losses, including T-shirt printing and car painting shops.

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 5 — Five business premises at the iconic Chew Jetty heritage area here were destroyed in a fire that broke out early this morning.

Northeast District Zone 1 operations officer Rosli Ibrahim said no casualties were reported in the incident.

He said the Penang Fire and Rescue Department received a distress call at 1.08am, after which firefighters arrived at the scene about two minutes later.

“The fire involved five premises, including a car workshop, welding shop and timber factory. Firefighting operations were still ongoing as of 3 am, but the blaze has since been brought under control.

“Firefighters’ swift action helped save a nearby petrol station and prevented the fire from spreading to nearby residential areas,” he said when met at the scene today.

Rosli said the operation involved 30 personnel from the Paya Terubong, Jalan Perak and Lebuh Pantai fire and rescue stations, assisted by 17 volunteer firefighters, Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) personnel and police.

He said the cause of the fire and extent of the damage were still being investigated.

Meanwhile, victim Toh Aik Aun, 50, said the fire destroyed the T-shirt printing premises he had operated for about 30 years.

“There were hundreds of pieces of customers’ clothing still at the premises. Everything was destroyed,” he said.

Another victim, Hong Jing Lian, 60, said his car painting shop, which had been in operation since 1997, was destroyed in the fire, with losses estimated at RM1 million.

He said a Suzuki Swift, a Mercedes-Benz C-Class and a BMW were among the vehicles caught in the fire at the premises.

Chew Jetty, located along George Town’s historic waterfront, is the largest and one of Penang’s oldest Chinese clan jetties.

Built on stilts above the sea, the settlement has been home to generations of Chinese residents since the 19th century and is located within the Unesco World Heritage Site. — Bernama

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周码头发生火灾，烧毁了五家商业场所，其中包括一家汽车修理厂和一家木材厂，但没有人员伤亡报告。

消防员的迅速反应保住了附近的加油站，并阻止了火势蔓延到居民区。

火灾原因正在调查中，受影响的企业遭受了巨大损失，其中包括T恤印花店和汽车喷漆店。

乔治市，9月5日讯——今天清晨，一场大火烧毁了位于此地标志性的周桥历史街区的五家商铺。

东北区第一区行动负责人罗斯利·易卜拉欣表示，事件中没有人员伤亡报告。

他说，槟城消防救援部门于凌晨 1 点 08 分接到求救电话，消防员大约两分钟后赶到现场。

“火灾涉及五处场所，包括一家汽车修理厂、一家焊接车间和一家木材厂。截至凌晨3点，消防工作仍在进行中，但火势已被控制。”

“消防员的迅速行动帮助保住了附近的加油站，并阻止了火势蔓延到附近的居民区，”他今天在现场接受采访时说。

罗斯里说，此次行动涉及来自巴耶特鲁邦、霹雳路和班底街消防救援站的 30 名人员，并得到 17 名志愿消防员、马来西亚民防部队（APM）人员和警察的协助。

他说，火灾原因和损失程度仍在调查中。

与此同时，50岁的受害者杜益安表示，这场火灾摧毁了他经营了约30年的T恤印花厂。

“店内还有数百件顾客的衣物。所有东西都被毁了，”他说。

另一名受害者洪景连（音译，60岁）表示，他自1997年开始经营的汽车喷漆店在火灾中被毁，损失估计达100万令吉。

他说，铃木雨燕、奔驰C级和宝马等车辆都在火灾中被烧毁。

周氏码头位于乔治市历史悠久的海滨，是槟城最大、也是最古老的华人宗亲码头之一。

这座建于海面之上的高脚屋村落，自19世纪以来一直是世世代代华人居民的家园，位于联合国教科文组织世界遗产地内。——马新社

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