KOTA KINABALU – Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) is believed to have suffered losses estimated at RM40 million due to a fire that broke out at a warehouse storing its cables in Jalan Menggatal near here yesterday, said its chairman Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau.
He said the fire, which started around noon, destroyed many of the cables kept at the facility.
He added that because of the incident, SESB would have to reorder new cables and assess the situation after the firefighting operation was completed.
“This is an unfortunate incident considering it impacts our efforts to provide the best electricity infrastructure for Sabah folks. However, this doesn’t dampen our spirit to give the best for the people of Sabah,” he said when met at the scene here today.
Commenting on the firefighting operation, which entered the second day today, he said the biggest challenge was getting a water supply as there was a lack of water in the nearby fire hydrant and ditch. Firefighters had to obtain water from an area about a kilometre away from the scene.
“This firefighting operation requires very high water pressure, so we need a huge source of water supply,” he said.
Yesterday, it was reported that the fire destroyed 1.21ha of the warehouse and an empty house while the storage of transformers, lubricating oil, feeder pillar machines and a building were saved. – April 5, 2024