Malaysia

Viral video of burning LRT carriage is fake – Prasarana

Prasarana will not hesitate to take appropriate action against parties found to be spreading false news or causing public confusion.

Updated 10 months ago · Published on 03 Nov 2025 6:54PM

Viral video of burning LRT carriage is fake – Prasarana
The public is advised not to spread any unverified content and only obtain the latest information through Rapid KL’s official channels

THERE has been no fire incident involving a train carriage or Rapid KL-operated facility as seen in a video that went viral on social media since yesterday.

Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) in a statement announced that a video that went viral on social media regarding an incident involving an LRT carriage on the Ampang Line is not true.

“Internal reviews from the operations team confirmed that all train services are running as usual without any disruption,” the statement said, today.

The statement explained that it views seriously the spread of false information that can cause public concern and affect the reputation of the country's public transport system.

Prasarana will also not “The public is advised not to spread any unverified content and only obtain the latest information through Rapid KL’s official channels,” the statement added.hesitate to take appropriate action against parties found to be spreading false news or causing public confusion.

“The public is advised not to spread any unverified content and only obtain the latest information through Rapid KL’s official channels,” the statement added.

Earlier, a video showing a burning train carriage allegedly belonging to the Ampang line train was shared on TikTok and received widespread attention, but a check today found that the original video had been deleted. - November 3, 2025

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