KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) said the equipment storage facility that caught fire in Desa Pinggiran Putra, Sepang, Selangor, is neither owned nor managed by the company.
In a statement today, it said the facility and the equipment stored there were under the management and responsibility of contractor X-Rail Systems, which is involved in the Klang Valley Double Track Electrification Project (KVDT) under the Public Works Department (JKR) and the Transport Ministry (MOT).
“In this regard, KTMB said that the management of the store, assets and safety aspects at the incident location are not under the control or responsibility of KTMB,” it said.
KTMB also urged the public and media to correct information regarding the ownership and management of the facility to avoid confusion.
