KUANTAN, March 30 — A suspected Molotov cocktail was thrown at another branch of the KK Mart convenience store chain, which caused a small fire in front of its entrance early this morning.
Kuantan District police chief Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said the incident, which happened at 5.14am at the Sungai Isap KK Mart branch, was noticed by the store’s staff.
The fire, which an unknown individual caused, resulted in slight damage to items on four sales shelves.
At the time of the incident, two employees, a man and a woman, were inside the store, and one of them managed to get a fire extinguisher and put it out before it spread further.
“In the incident, an employee at the counter who was having sahur (pre-fast meal) was shocked when a Molotov cocktail was thrown from outside the premises, and it fell on the carpet of the store entrance, causing a small fire.
The employee immediately took a fire extinguisher and put out the flames. No casualties were reported, and the store suffered an estimated RM500 in losses,” he said in a statement today.
Zahari said the branch store had only been in operation for two weeks, and the investigation will examine the closed circuit camera (CCTV) footage at the adjacent premises to identify or obtain additional information related to the suspect.
“The incident is believed to be over the sale of socks with the word Allah on them sold at branches of the convenience store chain.
“The case is being investigated under Section 435 of the Penal Code, and Pahang IPK D10 Forensic Unit was also called to assist the investigation at the scene of the incident and to obtain evidence to complete the investigation,” he said.
Meanwhile, Pahang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) officer Zulfadli Zakaria said upon arrival at the scene, the public had already put out the fire.
— Bernama
