KL blaze leaves many homeless

KL blaze leaves many homeless

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): A fire that swept through a Kuala Lumpur shanty inhabited mainly by Indonesian migrant workers destroyed nearly 2000 abodes and left thousands of people homeless, a newspaper reported yesterday quoting fire officials.

No injuries were reported.

About 30 firefighters in four trucks fought the blaze in the Kampung Perak neighborhood for two hours Tuesday evening before it was doused, Sun newspaper said.

The absence of roads leading to the settlement that sprung up five years ago prevented fire trucks from reaching the site until 30 minutes after the blaze started.

Aided by strong winds, the blaze spread quickly through houses in the cramped five hectare area, the daily said. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.