Owner dies, worker injured after explosion at Skudai workshop


JOHOR BARU: A workshop owner died after a fire caused an explosion to hit his workshop along Jalan Persiaran Mutiara Mas at Taman Mutiara Rini near Skudai here.

The 41-year-old died at the scene due to severe injuries while his worker also sustained a broken leg and serious burns.

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