JOHOR BARU: Tenaga Nasional Bhd says that the electricity supply to areas here had been fully restored as at 7.45pm Friday (Oct 16).
Earlier, it was reported that a fire at the main transmission intake at a substation in Kangkar Tebrau cause a power outage that affected thousands of people in several major ares in Johor Baru.
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.
Among the worst hit areas were Johor Jaya, Austin, Taman Gaya, Ulu Tiram, Taman Ehsan Jaya and Taman Desa Tebrau.
The Johor Fire and Rescue Department, meanwhile, said that two TNB contractors who were electrocuted in the incident were in stable condition and receiving treatment at the hospital.
The outage also affected mobile network in some of the areas.
Videos of the fire were also allegedly circulated on social media.
