JOHOR BAHRU: A locomotive carrying train passengers from Johor Bahru to Gemas caught fire at Km1 Jalan Renggam-Kluang, near Kluang, last night.
Kluang fire and rescue station operations chief Akob Sidek said the station received a report on the fire outbreak on the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) “Megat Terawih 24125” locomotive at 8.21pm.
“Three fire engines, with one officer and 11 firefighters, rushed to the scene.
“The fire was brought under control by 8.54pm and the whole operation ended at 9.37pm,” he said when contacted today.
Akob said the locomotive was 50% destroyed.
The locomotive was quickly detached from the coaches.
No staff or passengers were injured as the fire was prevented from spreading to the coaches.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated.