#Blackout: Fire at Yong Peng TNB intake station blamed for outage, video goes viral


Screenshots of the video clip about a fire at a transmission main intake station in Yong Peng that is making rounds on social media.

YONG PENG: A 26-second video clip showing a fire at a transmission main intake station here has been making rounds on social media following the nationwide blackout on Wednesday (July 27).

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has issued a statement saying that the fire was the cause of the blackout which affect various parts of the country including the Klang Valley.

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