Ten victims injured in reactor tank fire at Samalaju Industrial Park

BINTULU: A fire broke out at the bottom reactor tank in Samalaju Industrial Park along Jalan Pesisir Bintulu-Miri, yesterday (Aug 14).

The incident left 10 victims injured.

All the victims have been transported to Bintulu Hospital for further treatment.

According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue operations centre, a distress call was received at 6:28 pm, prompting a team from the Balai Samalaju Fire Station to rush to the scene.

However, by the time firefighters arrived, the Emergency Response Team (ERT) of the factory had already contained and extinguished the blaze.

The factory management said only a fire brigade was required to be on standby mode as a precautionary measure.

The ERT team is conducted cooling operations at the site to prevent any potential re-ignition.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.