Electrical substation in Kampung Keramat catches fire, showering street with sparks


The remains of the substation that caught fire in Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: A Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) substation caught fire as a result of repair works being done.

In a statement on Wednesday (July 5), the City Fire and Rescue Department said that sparks broke out after an electrical cable was hit with water when repair works were being conducted at the Mindef power processing units (PPU) substation in Kampung Datuk Keramat.

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