Thick smoke from a burning coffee warehouse in Malaysia Tuesday could be seen for miles. - Screencapture Via kwongwah.com

Thick smoke from a burning coffee warehouse in Malaysia Tuesday could be seen for miles.

Screencapture Via kwongwah.com

More than 800 workers were evacuated when fire broke out at a coffee factory warehouse Tuesday in northwest Malaysia, local media report.

At about 12:15 p.m., workers reported a fire at Kedah DXN Ganoderma Co, in Jitra, Jibei. Firefighters arrived to find flames and thick smoke issuing from a two-story warehouse.

The warehouse was stocked with coffee powder, sugar, creamer and manufacturing equipment.

Firefighters contained the fire to the warehouse, bringing it under control within half an hour.

 

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