JOHOR BARU, Jul 17 – A replica of Kuala Lumpur’s famous landmarks was almost destroyed by a minor fire at the Miniland section of Legoland Malaysia Resort around 8.30pm yesterday. The fire was under control by the firemen within in the 20 minutes.
Johor Baru Fire and Rescue Department operations officer S. Dullasi Nathan said the fire which affected the Kuala Lumpur cluster of Lego replicas was extinguished by the theme park’s staff. In the same time, a team of six firemen from the Pulai fire station was also immediately rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call at 8.40pm.
He said there were no one was injured in the incident on the park due to the park was closed at the time of the incident. The firemen also managed to control the blaze within 20 minutes. The department will continue investigate the cause of the incident in the park.
Legoland Malaysia Resort public relations manager Deviga Doreraja said the incident was just only affected a part of the Kuala Lumpur replica in the Miniland structures and confirmed the theme park would operate as usual tomorrow during Hari Raya. Besides that, the affected area at the Kuala Lumpur Miniland cluster and all precautions and safety measures were in the place has also been covered and blocked.
