A fireworks disposal operation gone wrong has set off a fire and explosions at a police evidence storage facility in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur.
The fire started after the police were done with the disposal process this evening, Sentul OCPD Beh Eng Lai told Malaysiakini.
The fire department, meanwhile, said it mobilised 60 personnel from five fire stations to tackle the blaze after receiving an emergency call at 6.22pm.
When the first responders arrived 10 minutes later, 30 percent of the building was engulfed in flames, as well as 80 percent of an open area outside involving 50 vehicles.
