Fire Destroys 30 Year Old Family Owned Business In Kuantan

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Eda Yasin Nasi Minyak Warisan owner Rosleda Yassin, shed tears after seeing her shop destroyed in the fire. -NSTP/Khairulmizan YahyaKUANTAN: A restaurant operator was left heartbroken after the business inherited from her late father was destroyed in a fire at Lorong Tanjung Api 12 at Kampung Tanjung Api near here yesterday.
The owner of "Eda Yasin Nasi Minyak Warisan", Rosleda Yassin, 50, said the fire completely razed the restaurant and her mother's house which was connected to the shop.
"My father started the restaurant business some 30 years ago before I took over about 15 years ago. Now, I am unsure if I will be able to resume my business again as the entire premises and all the goods are gone.
"In fact, I was supposed to host a Hari Raya Aidilfitri feast for all my customers by offering free meals today and had made all the necessary preparations. Sadly, the ingredients to prepare nasi dagang and ghee rice for the feast were destroyed in the fire," she said when met at the razed premises today.

The son of the restaurant’s owner Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Halim inspecting the damaged caused by the fire. -NSTP/Khairulmizan Yahya
Rosleda said during the incident at 7.20pm she was travelling from Gambang after picking her mother up from a religious school there and was shocked when a worker called to inform about the fire.
"I rushed to my shop but the whole place was burning and firemen were busy trying to douse the flames. (Thankfully), all my workers managed to escape.
"My worker said the fire spread fast and they could not rescue any of the belongings," she said.
Meanwhile, Pahang Fire and Rescue Department public relations officer Zulfadli Zakaria said eight fire engines from the Kuantan, Indera Mahkota and Gebeng stations were deployed to the scene along with 28 firemen.
He said three units of the double-storey shophouses were 100 percent burnt but the occupants were safe. - NST

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