KTMB equipment storage facility destroyed in Sepang fire
KUALA LUMPUR: A Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) storage facility in Desa Pinggiran Putra, Sepang, was 95 per cent destroyed in a fire last night.
A massive fire at a Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) storage facility in Desa Pinggiran Putra, Sepang, reduced the structure to 95 percent destruction last night. The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department Operations Division was alerted at 10:42 pm, with the first fire engine reaching the scene by 11 pm. Despite the rapid arrival, the blaze was already intense when firefighters arrived on the scene.
The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department Operations Division's assistant director, Ashrul Riezal Asbar, reported that the fire involved 10 containers, six transformers, several gas cylinders, a pile of cables, and six diesel drums. No casualties were reported as a result of the inferno. Firefighting operations concluded at 12:50 am, involving 17 personnel from the Dengkil fire and rescue station, backed by personnel from the Bangi and Cyberjaya stations.
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