Bagan Jermal fire and rescue station operations commander Nazril Hisyam Napiah said his station received a call at 10.01am before mobilising an eight-member team to the scene, Bernama reported.
He said two trees had fallen across the road, with one of them entering the parking area of a nearby building.
“No victims were involved (in the incident) and only five vehicles and the fence of the building were damaged,” he said, adding that the tree was estimated to be decades old.
Pulau Tikus assemblyman Woo Sze Zeng, in a Facebook post, hoped that the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) would embark on an aggressive campaign to trim trees at risk of causing accidents.
“If there is a need to cut down these dangerous trees, MBPP is reminded not to ignore them in order to ensure the safety of the people. Our priority is the safety of the people in this state,” he said.
One person died in a similar incident in downtown Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday after a large tree came crashing down on his car at Jalan Sultan Ismail, trapping several other cars and damaging a bus stop.
Kuala Lumpur City Hall has identified 28 trees as “high-risk” and slated for felling following the incident which also injured two others.
It added that the tree fell on private land, making maintenance the landowner’s responsibility.
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