JOHOR BARU: Two Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) contractors suffered third-degree burns after being electrocuted during maintenance work at a substation in Kangkar Tebrau.
The New Straits Times learnt that the victims, Malaysians aged 39 and 31, sustained the burns in the incident.
Both men received initial treatment from firefighters before being rushed to hospital.
The incident occurred around 6.10pm at the Kangkar Tebrau main intake substation in the Tebrau 4 Industrial Area.
It also triggered power disruptions in more than 10 residential areas across the city, including Taman Johor Jaya, Taman Molek, Adda Heights, Bandar Dato' Onn, Austin, Eko Flora, Cascadia, Kempas, Setia Tropika, Taman Gaya, Senai and Taman Pelangi Indah.
Johor Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Fadzil Yahya said firefighters arrived at the scene six minutes after receiving the emergency call.
He said eight firefighters were deployed to the scene and found both men had suffered electric shocks while carrying out maintenance work.
Operations ended at 6.45pm.
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