{
  "id": 18843323,
  "title": "KTMB equipment storage facility destroyed in Sepang fire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/ktmb-equipment-storage-facility-destroyed-in-sepang-fire",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T02:06:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/11/1573124/ktmb-equipment-storage-facility-destroyed-sepang-fire"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "KTMB storage facility in Sepang destroyed by fire",
    "10 containers, 6 transformers, gas cylinders damaged",
    "Fire contained, no casualties reported"
  ],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}