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Porsche on fire nearby Kellie’s Castle, Perak — no casualties reported

Mukhlis Azman

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Firemen extinguishing the flames on a Porsche SUV. Credit: Fire and Rescue Department Malaysia

A Porsche SUV was caught on fire last night (Oct 5), nearby Kellie’s Castle, Batu Gajah, Perak.

The Fire and Rescue Department Malaysia (JBPM), Perak reported that there were no casualties or harm as all passengers were safe and sound during the fire outbreak.

The firemen received the emergency call around 7.55PM local time, with the extinguishing and rescue operation finished at around 8.30PM.

According to the JBPM spokesperson, the fire outbreak has destroyed around 70 percent of the German luxurious SUV.


Firemen extinguished the flames on a Porsche SUV. Credit: Fire and Rescue Department Malaysia

No specification on the exact model of the said SUV, but from the photo’s courtesy of the Fire Department, the model is likely to be the Porsche Macan.

As for now, no official source mentioned the cause of the fire outbreak.


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Mukhlis Azman

An avid two-wheeler that writes and talks about four-wheelers for a living, while dreaming of an urban transit-laden Malaysia. @mukhlisazman

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JPJ Running Numbers

KUALA LUMPUR

VPG3413

SELANGOR

BSF4817

JOHOR

JYA4522

PULAU PINANG

PRR4731

PERAK

ANW6390

PAHANG

CFC1267

KEDAH

KGA9280

NEGERI SEMBILAN

NEG2280

KOTA KINABALU

SJL2895

KUCHING

QAB5081L

Last updated 16 Jun, 2025

Fuel Price

Petrol

RON 95

RM 2.05

RON 97

RM 3.07

RON 100

RM 5.00

VPR

RM 6.23

Diesel

EURO 5 B10

RM 2.74

EURO 5 B7

RM 2.94

Last updated 12 Jun, 2025

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