RUBBER GLOVE FACTORY RAZED, THREE WORKERS INJURED

KLANG, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- A rubber glove factory at Batu Belah, Meru here, was destroyed in a fire here today which also injured three of the factory workers who were staying in a hostel in the compound.

North Klang district police chief Superintendent Mohamad Shukor Sulong said five fire engines, from the stations in North Klang, South Klang, Andalas, Port Klang and Shah Alam, were at the scene to douse the flame in the incident which occurred about 7am.

He said the cause of the fire had yet to be ascertained as firemen were still at the scene to douse the flame as at 4pm.

"So far, we have been informed that three people are injured and they have been sent to Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital for treatment," he said when contacted here.

The smoke from the factory fire could be seen as far as four kilometres away.

One of the factory workers, Salman, 38, from Bangladesh, said he and his friends were preparing to go to work when they heard an explosion.

-- BERNAMA

(Source: http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20110226/tts-factory-fire-bm-with-pix-993ba14.html)