BUKIT MERTAJAM: Three Nepalese workers suffered burns in a fire at a warehouse storing paint and solvents along Jalan Permatang Tinggi here today.

Penang Fire and Rescue Department operations division assistant director John Sagun Francis said the men, all in their 30s, were employees at the warehouse.

He said the department was informed that the victims had sustained burns to their backs and left hands, and were taken to a private clinic for treatment before firefighters arrived.