A construction site located on the fifth floor of Penang’s iconic Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak (Komtar) tower caught fire today, though firemen quickly brought the blaze under control with no casualties reported.

According to the Fire and Rescue Department, they received a call about the fire at 9.54am and first responders from the Lebuh Pantai Fire and Rescue Station arrived at 10.06am.

The nine-person crew including a supervisor, arrived with a ladder-equipped fire truck and a Pajero four-wheel-drive vehicle.