00:00The High Court in Moir has ordered furniture maker Core World Sendirian Berhad to pay RM2.2 million to Berjaya
00:08Sompo Insurance Berhad over a fire at the company's workers' hostel that spread to a neighboring factory and destroyed its
00:16goods nine years ago.
00:18Justice Mior Hashimi Abdul Hamid ruled that the insurer had proven its claim against Core World on a balance of
00:25probabilities.
00:26The judge also dismissed Core World's RM1.5 million counterclaim against Berjaya Sompo and its insured Beribu Pilihan Sendirian Berhad.
00:38The insurer sued after the fire on June 12, 2017, was traced back to unattended cooking at Core World's Workers'
00:46Hostel.
00:47Investigators from the Fire and Rescue Department said the blaze was triggered by an electrical overload.
00:53Berjaya Sompo paid out on Beribu Pilihan's insurance claim for damaged stock before suing Core World under the principle of
01:02subrogation.
