Rubber Gloves Destroyed in Malaysian Warehouse Fire

Fire gutted a rubber goods warehouse Saturday evening in northeast Borneo Island, part of Malaysia, local media state. No casualties were reported.

At about 7:12 p.m., fire authorities received a report that fire had broken out at WRP Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. Firefighters were immediately dispatched from nearby Sepang, Cyberjava, Serdang and Kuala Lumpur Airport.

Responders arrived to find much of the inventory of rubber gloves and other raw materials stored at the warehouse ablaze. At least half of the structure was damaged as well.