Two RI's workers killed in KL fire

Two RI's workers killed in KL fire

MALAYSIA: Two Indonesian workers were killed in a fire that sparked a stampede at a construction site near Kuala Lumpur's main railway station, news reports said Saturday.

More than 1,000 construction workers were forced to run for safety when the blaze broke out Friday morning at the site, where two large Malaysian hotels are being built, The Star newspaper reported.

Firefighters took three hours to douse the blaze. Police closed roads leading to the Kuala Lumpur Central railway station, causing massive traffic jams, The Star said.

The charred remains of the two Indonesians were discovered near each other, pinned under smouldering debris and embers. Their identities could not immediately be established.

Several workers lost consciousness after inhaling too much smoke and were rushed to a hospital.

Police believe that faulty wiring might have triggered the fire, which was fed by planks and beams scattered across the site.