Malaysia

Monorail train tyre catches fire, falls onto road

Authorities are investigating the cause of it, no one was injured.

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 19 Dec 2023 7:12PM

Monorail train tyre catches fire, falls onto road — Firemen have extinguished a burning tyre – believed to have come from a KL Monorail train – that fell onto the road near the Jalan Tun Razak station. – Social media pic, December 19, 2023.

by The Vibes Team

A TYRE from a KL Monorail train caught fire before it fell onto the road near the Jalan Tun Razak station in Kuala Lumpur today.

A spokesman from the Titiwangsa Fire and Rescue Services Department said they received a distress call at 12.57pm and sent five men to the scene.

Upon arrival, they noticed a burnt tyre, believed to be from the monorail, on the road.

The firemen quickly extinguished the fire.

No one was injured in the incident and the cause of it is being investigated. – The Vibes, December 19, 2023.

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