JOHOR BARU: A fire at the transmission main intake at a substation in Kangkar Tebrau has been blamed for the power outage which affected thousands of people in several major areas here earlier Friday (Oct 16).
TNB Careline, in a statement on its social media channels, said that the fire occurred at about 6.03pm which resulted in blackouts in areas around Johor Jaya.
At press time, power has been restored in most areas.
The statement said that the technical team was currently at the site to restore power in the affected areas.
"We greatly appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience caused," the statement said.
Meanwhile, the Johor Fire and Rescue Department, in a statement, said that two TNB contractors were electrocuted during the 6.10pm incident at the substation in Kangkar Tebrau.
The statement said that both men were electrocuted when carrying out maintenance work.
Both victims have since been treated and sent to hospital.
At press time, it is not sure of the incident at the substation had resulted in the massive blackout in major areas around Johor Jaya.
The Star had earlier reported that thousands of residents in several major housing estates had been affected due to a major power outage.
Among the worst hit areas were Johor Jaya, Austin, Taman Gaya, Ulu Tiram, Taman Ehsan Jaya and Taman Desa Tebrau.
The outage occurred at about 6pm.
Traffic in major roads in these areas were also at a standstill as the outage also knocked out traffic lights at major intersections.
The outage also affected mobile network in some of the areas.
Videos of the fire were also allegedly circulated on social media.
