Building fire worsens KL haze

Building fire worsens KL haze

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A 20-story office building under construction in Kuala Lumpur caught fire for almost an hour late yesterday, worsening the haze already enveloping the city, witnesses said.

The blaze started at about 4:25 pm on the pyramid-shaped peak of the Wisma PJD building in the central business district, emitting thick black smoke which was put out an hour later, they said.

Wisma PJD is due to be completed by December with the Bank of China's first Malaysian branch expected to occupy the ground floor.