FIRE EVENTS IN KULAI
Apart from the frequent flood events in Kulai, fire were also among the major events that have taken place in Kulai and continue to be a permanent historical record to this day. Since Kulai opened, six fire events have occurred. Whenever a fire occurs, the re-process was forced to do so. This has made the buildings rebuilding more solid, modern and beautiful.
In 1910, Ngu Wan Zhi arrived in Kulai. He bought three cottages from a Malay occupant and did reconstruction work into five cottages. The huts were then rows of 15 rooftop shop houses, mostly in the business of coffee shops or selling gasoline. Furthermore, in 1937 Fu Teck Hui and Fu Teck Nan have built a row of 10 double-storey shophouses (now at Klinik Kulai) and a row of shophouses in front of them. With the creation of several buildings at that time, the face of Kulai was the beginning of the early days. Furthermore, in 1937 Fu Teck Hui and Fu Teck Nan had built a row of 10 double-storey shophouses (now at Klinik Kulai now) and a row of shophouses in front of them. With the creation of several buildings at that time, the face of Kulai was the beginning of the early days.
When the Japanese army attacked Malaya in 1941, the British had acted in the burning of the two rows of the shophouse. When the Japanese arrived, they had bombarded the air and subsequently destroyed the Kulai town. When the Japanese forces surrendered, these buildings were rebuilt and then made into two storey boards.
The second fire broke out in 1947 and destroyed more than 20 stores on the Mara building site now. The third fire was in 1960, when the Seng Fat Retail Shop in the old part was destroyed. Ten years later, seven shops and four houses in Jalan Pasar were destroyed in the fire.
The fifth and sixth fire on July 4, 1981 and August 29, 1981 were the worst fire events ever occurred. More than 100 buildings have been destroyed. Now over the past 23 years, Kulai has been exploring various aspects of construction and development to the city.
KPKT
