KOTA BHARU, Feb 10 — An arsonist threw a molotov cocktail which damaged a house, a garage and destroyed two vehicles belonging to an officer of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department of Kelantan in Kampung Perupok here, early this morning.
Kelantan deputy police chief, SAC Abdullah Mat Piah, when contacted, said no injury was reported in the 2.45 am fire which also damaged 30 per cent of the house and its garage.
‘’Six occupants of the house came out after being roused by an explosion. They saw two vehicles in a garage, a Toyota Yaris and a Mitsubishi, on fire,’’ he said when contacted here today.
He said the Fire and Rescue Department, which arrived 10 minutes after being alerted, managed to put out the fire in half-an-hour, adding, JBPM also found bottle fragments, a smell of petrol and a lighter at the scene.
To date, no arrest had been made over the case which was being investigated under Section 436 of the Penal Code, Abdullah added.
— Bernama
