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title: "RapidKL Bus Catches Fire Out Of Nowhere Along The Road In PJ"
url: https://weirdkaya.com/rapidkl-bus-catches-fire-along-the-road-in-pj/
date: 2023-07-25
modified: 2023-07-25
lang: en
author: "Jin Wen Chan"
description: "A RapidKL bus burst into flames and became a raging inferno all of a sudden while it was still moving along a road in Petaling Jaya this morning. Photo via..."
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  - "Fire"
  - "Malaysia"
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  - "rapidkl"
  - "Rescue Team"
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# RapidKL Bus Catches Fire Out Of Nowhere Along The Road In PJ

A RapidKL bus burst into flames and became a raging inferno all of a sudden while it was still moving along a road in Petaling Jaya this morning.

![](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/362900129-664898282338369-7910285306236719570-n.jpeg)Photo via [FB/ Sin Chew Daily](https://www.facebook.com/SinChewDaily/posts/pfbid0SLqC1hdZj5w6CmY4nEy2muZyCWec3VAqbq1x1QBGfxoPbVvWhsETSKf7yCYq4TuKl)

According to [Harian Metro](https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2023/07/991563/bas-rapid-kl-musnah-terbakar), the incident took place at Jalan SS25/23 Kampung Chempaka and shocked many passersby.

Chief of Operations Movement Center of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) in Selangor Zulfikar Jaffar said they received a call regarding the incident at 6.46am.

![](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/362910541-664898382338359-5534859232635554421-n.jpeg)Photo via [FB/ Sin Chew Daily](https://www.facebook.com/SinChewDaily/posts/pfbid0SLqC1hdZj5w6CmY4nEy2muZyCWec3VAqbq1x1QBGfxoPbVvWhsETSKf7yCYq4TuKl)

A team from the Damansara Fire and Rescue Station, consisting of six members led by Operation Commander Hasnol Hadi Mohamed Roslan, immediately rushed to the location.

"The fire involved a RapidKL bus without any passengers and was driven by a man in his 40s on the way to the Damansara Puchong Highway (LDP) exit ramp.

![](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/362894626-664898332338364-272128681385553778-n.jpeg)Photo via [FB/ Sin Chew Daily](https://www.facebook.com/SinChewDaily/posts/pfbid0SLqC1hdZj5w6CmY4nEy2muZyCWec3VAqbq1x1QBGfxoPbVvWhsETSKf7yCYq4TuKl)

"The driver managed to escape and did not suffer any injuries," he said in a statement today.

Zulfikar said firefighters successfully brought the fire under control at 7.05am and completely extinguished it at 7.18am.

He added that the bus was 90% destroyed and authorities are currently looking to uncover the cause of the blaze.

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