KUALA LUMPUR (BERNAMA) – A digital billboard along the Federal Highway in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, caught fire yesterday around 1.25pm.
News of the fire went viral on social media after videos of the fire and thick smoke billowing from the billboard were uploaded by various witnesses.
There were also claims posted by several social media accounts stating that there were individuals, who they said were workers, conducting maintenance work on top of the billboard when the fire occurred.
Videos of the fire do show individuals coming down from the billboard and firefighters at the scene trying to put out the fire.
Deputy Petaling Jaya district Police Chief Supt M Hussin Sollehuddin Zolkifly confirmed the fire when contacted, adding that investigations were ongoing.
