A fire incident occurred at about 11.35 last night at an aromatics plant within the Petronas Integrated Petrochemical Complex in Kerteh.
However, the fire was extinguished shortly after by the Complex's Emergency Response Team, with the assistance of the Fire and Rescue Department.
A statement from Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad released today said there was no human casualty in the incident and as a safety precaution, the operation at the plant had been suspended.
However, the operation at the other facilities within the complex is not affected.
The statement said all the relevant authorities had been informed and an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the fire and to assess the extent of the damage caused by it.
