Massive fire destroys EV and mobile battery factory in Melaka

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A factory manufacturing electric vehicle (EV) and mobile phone batteries at the Bukit Rambai Industrial Area in Melaka was razed in an inferno on Sunday (Feb 2).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4cvphy3t  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A factory-producing electric vehicle, EV, and mobile phone batteries in the Bukit Rambai

00:07industrial area was engulfed in flames on Sunday, leaving it nearly destroyed.

00:13Malacca Fire and Rescue Department Operations Commander, Senior Fire Officer Noor Hafiza

00:18Mohammed said her team received a distress call at 12.50pm before dispatching 30 personnel

00:25to battle the blaze.

00:27In a statement, she confirmed that 90% of the factory had been destroyed, with efforts

00:32to fully extinguish the fire still ongoing.

00:36Meanwhile, Malacca Housing, Local Government and Disaster Management Committee Chairman

00:41Datuk Rais Yassin ordered the State Environment Department to investigate the factory's licensing

00:48and assess the fire's environmental impact.

00:51Fortunately, no injuries were reported.

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