GEORGE TOWN: Nineteen goats were killed in a fire that destroyed a livestock shed near a factory in Bayan Lepas this afternoon.
The goats were in a pen at Lengkok Kampung Jawa which was 90% destroyed in the 1pm incident, a Penang fire and rescue department spokesman said.
Firefighters from the Bayan Baru station arrived at the scene within six minutes and brought the fire under control in about 10 minutes before fully putting it out by 2pm.
Nineteen goats trapped inside the shed were killed, but one managed to escape.
No one was injured.
The fire also damaged four vehicles parked nearby. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.