{
  "id": 18910630,
  "title": "KTMB denies ownership of storage facility destroyed in Sepang fire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/ktmb-denies-ownership-of-storage-facility-destroyed-in-sepang-fire",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-08T09:54:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1573430/ktmb-denies-ownership-storage-facility-destroyed-sepang-fire"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has clarified that it does not own the storage facility that was destroyed in a fire at Desa Pinggiran Putra, Sepang. The facility, which contained equipment and security management assets, was managed and maintained by a contractor named X-Rail Systems. X-Rail Systems is responsible for the Klang Valley Double Track (KVDT) Electrification Upgrade Project, which is being carried out under the Public Works Department and Transport Ministry.\n\nKTMB issued a statement to address the confusion caused by the media and public reports regarding the ownership and management of the storage facility. The fire at the facility, reported to have occurred at 10.42pm yesterday, spread to 10 containers, six transformers, several gas cylinders, piles of cables, and six diesel drums. The firefighting operations concluded at 12.50am today.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has clarified that the storage facility destroyed in a fire at Desa Pinggiran Putra, Sepang, was not under its control or responsibility.",
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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."
}