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.