KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Comfort Gloves Bhd (formerly known as Integrated Rubber Corp Bhd) reported a fire outbreak this morning at its newly-built three storey warehouse and packing department in Taiping, Perak.

In its filing with Bursa Malaysia, the latex examination gloves manufacturer said the cause of the fire and actual extent of the damage are currently still unknown, pending completion of police investigations into the fire and issuance of their report.

“The fire outbreak did not result in any death casualty and the production line is not affected. However, preliminary assessment reveals that the fire incident would not have a material impact [on] the financial and operations of the company,” the group said.

At the closing bell today, the group’s share was down 5.5 sen (6.3%) at 81.5 sen, with a market capitalisation of RM447.03 million.