KUALA LUMPUR: Fourteen squatter homes and four shop lots were damaged in a fire near the Pantai Dalam KTM station late last night.

The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department said it received an emergency call at 11.11pm and deployed 36 firefighters from the Pantai, Hang Tuah, Seputeh, and Sri Hartamas fire stations to the scene. They arrived with three Fire Rescue Tender units, two water tankers, and an aerial ladder platform.

Pantai fire station chief Wan Mohd Shahrir Azizi Wan Said said the blaze destroyed about 80 per cent of the squatter settlement, which measured approximately 100 by 80 square feet.

"The fire also spread to four nearby shoplots, including Mydin Mart on the ground floor and Pasaraya Karnival above it," he said.

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"The upper floor of Pasaraya Karnival was destroyed, while Mydin Mart sustained 20 per cent damage. Three other shops next to them suffered about 90 per cent damage each."

No casualties were reported and the fire was brought under control at 1.49am. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.