KUALA LUMPUR May 31 — A digital billboard along the Federal Highway in Petaling Jaya caught fire at 1.25pm today.
News of the fire went viral on social media after videos of the fire and thick smoke billowing from the billboard were uploaded by various witnesses.
Some of those sharing the news also claimed there were individuals, said to be workers, conducting maintenance work on top of the billboard when the fire occurred.
Videos of the fire do show individuals coming down from the billboard, and firefighters at the scene trying to put out the fire.
When contacted, Deputy Petaling Jaya district police chief Supt M Hussin Sollehuddin Zolkifly confirmed the fire, adding that investigations are ongoing.
Meanwhile, the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said they received a distress call on the MERS 999 line at 1.15pm about the digital billboard fire near SMJK Katholik, Petaling Jaya.
17 firefighters from the Petaling Jaya, Jalan Penchala, Subang Jaya, and Shah Alam Fire and Rescue Stations, along with state operations assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar were present at the scene of the fire.
“When firefighters arrived, they found the fire did involve the digital billboard. Nine victims were involved in the fire, all of whom were rescued and handed to Health Ministry officers for further action,” it said in a statement.
— Bernama
