Around 150 stranded after Penang Hill train broke down

By LO TERN CHERN

GEORGE TOWN: About 150 people were stranded halfway up Penang Hill after the train they were on broke down.

Penang Fire and Rescue Department (Fire Operation and Safety) officer Nafis Ariff Abdullah said firemen rushed to the scene after being alerted by a passenger on the train at 2.33pm on Saturday (Oct 3).

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