Singaporean among 3 women with breathing difficulties after JB City Square carpark fire新山城中广场停车场火灾中，三名女性出现呼吸困难，其中包括一名新加坡籍女子。
Singaporean among three women with breathing difficulties after Johor Bahru City Square car park fire. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The blaze originated from a sport utility vehicle before spreading to nearby vehicles.
PHOTO: LARKIN FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT
Published Oct 07, 2026, 09:55 AM
Updated Oct 07, 2026, 11:05 AM
A car fire broke out in the basement carpark of Johor Bahru City Square at 3.40pm on Oct 6, after a call to the Johor Fire and Rescue Department.
The blaze started in an SUV and spread to nearby vehicles. Eight cars were destroyed, and two others were partly damaged.
Three women, including Singaporean Tan Lee Huang, had breathing difficulties from smoke inhalation. One was sent to Hospital Sultanah Aminah, and the cause is still under investigation.
JOHOR BAHRU – Three women, including a Singaporean, suffered breathing difficulties following a car fire in the basement of the Johor Bahru City Square shopping centre on the afternoon of Oct 6.
The Johor Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre said it received an emergency call at 3.40pm. Teams from the Larkin and Tebrau fire and rescue stations arrived at the scene six minutes later.
City Square mall is connected to the Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex by an overhead bridge.
Larkin Fire and Rescue Station chief Mohd Suhaimi Abdul Jamal said the blaze originated from a sport utility vehicle before spreading to nearby vehicles.
Eight cars were destroyed, while two others sustained between 20% and 30% damage.
Firefighters used two 90m hose lines connected to the building’s fire protection system and the fire engine pump to contain the blaze.
Three women – Haslinda Ngadelan, 48; Singaporean Tan Lee Huang, 57; and a 35-year-old victim yet to be named – suffered breathing difficulties due to smoke inhalation.
Firefighters rendered initial first aid at the scene, and the 48-year-old victim was sent to Hospital Sultanah Aminah for further treatment.
The operation involved 26 personnel equipped with three Fire Rescue Tender vehicles and two Emergency Medical Rescue Services units.
Rescue personnel conducted a thorough search of the parking area to ensure no other individuals were trapped.
The operation ended at 8.37pm. The cause of the incident and the total losses are still under investigation. BERNAMA, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
火灾起于一辆运动型多用途车，随后蔓延至附近车辆。
照片：拉金消防救援部门
发布于 2026 年 10 月 7 日上午 9:55
更新于2026年10月7日上午11:05
10 月 6 日下午 3 点 40 分，柔佛州消防救援部门接到报警，称新山城中坊地下停车场发生汽车火灾。
火灾起于一辆SUV，并蔓延至附近车辆。八辆汽车被烧毁，另有两辆部分受损。
包括新加坡籍女子陈丽霞在内的三名女性因吸入浓烟出现呼吸困难。其中一人被送往苏丹娜阿米娜医院，具体原因仍在调查中。
新山——10月6日下午，新山城中坊购物中心地下室发生汽车火灾，导致三名女性（包括一名新加坡女性）出现呼吸困难。
柔佛州消防及救援局行动中心表示，他们于下午3点40分接到紧急电话。拉金和地不佬消防救援站的救援队在六分钟后抵达现场。
城市广场购物中心通过一座高架桥与苏丹伊斯坎达尔海关、移民和检疫大楼相连。
拉金消防救援站站长莫哈末·苏海米·阿卜杜勒·贾马尔表示，火灾起于一辆运动型多用途车，随后蔓延至附近车辆。
八辆汽车被彻底摧毁，另有两辆汽车受损程度在 20% 到 30% 之间。
消防员使用两条 90 米长的水带，分别连接到建筑物的消防系统和消防车水泵，以控制火势。
三名女性——48 岁的 Haslinda Ngadelan；57 岁的新加坡人 Tan Lee Huang；以及一名尚未公布姓名的 35 岁受害者——因吸入浓烟而出现呼吸困难。
消防员在现场进行了初步急救，并将这名 48 岁的受害者送往苏丹娜阿米娜医院接受进一步治疗。
此次行动共出动 26 名人员，配备 3 辆消防救援车和 2 辆紧急医疗救援服务车。
救援人员对停车场进行了彻底搜查，以确保没有其他人被困。
行动于晚上8点37分结束。事故原因和损失总额仍在调查中。马来西亚国家通讯社（BERNAMA）、《星报》/亚洲新闻网