Thick smoke seen near DUKE Highway traced to burning streetlight

Thick smoke observed near the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE) in Kuala Lumpur was caused by a streetlight fire beyond the Sentul Toll Plaza.

According to Sentul district police chief Assistant Commissioner Anuar Bakri Abdul Salam, the fire was promptly extinguished without any injuries or loss of life.

Initially misattributed by social media users to a drain, the smoke source was identified by police and DUKE highway management.

Follow-up actions concerning the incident are underway by the highway management team.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — Thick smoke seen near the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE), beyond the Sentul Toll Plaza on Wednesday, is believed to have been caused by a burning streetlight.

Sentul district police chief Assistant Commissioner Anuar Bakri Abdul Salam said inspections by police and DUKE highway management found that the smoke originated from a streetlight that had caught fire, according to a report by Sinar Harian .

“The fire was successfully extinguished and the incident did not involve any injuries or loss of life.

“Inspection findings showed that the smoke came from a burning streetlight and the fire was successfully extinguished,” he said in a statement on Wednesday.

A video showing thick smoke engulfing the area near the highway had earlier gone viral on social media.

The footage also showed several vehicles, including motorcycles, passing through the area.

Social media users had claimed that the smoke was coming from a drain near the highway, although its actual source had not been established at the time.

Anuar Bakri said the incident occurred at Ramp 0.5, along the route from Greenwood towards the exit leading to Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL).

He added that DUKE highway management was still handling follow-up action over the incident.

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吉隆坡大使路巴生大道（DUKE）附近出现的浓烟是由冼都收费广场外的路灯起火引起的。

据冼都警区主任助理警监安努尔·巴克里·阿卜杜勒·萨拉姆称，火灾被迅速扑灭，没有造成人员伤亡。

社交媒体用户最初误认为是排水沟造成的烟雾，但警方和杜克高速公路管理部门最终确定了烟雾来源。

公路管理团队正在对该事件进行后续调查。

吉隆坡，10 月 14 日讯——周三，在冼都收费站附近的 Duta-Ulu Kelang 高速公路 (DUKE) 上空出现的浓烟，据信是由燃烧的路灯引起的。

据《阳光日报》报道，冼都警区主任助理警监安努亚·巴克里·阿卜杜勒·萨拉姆表示，警方和DUKE高速公路管理部门的检查发现，烟雾源自一盏着火的路灯。

“火势已被成功扑灭，事件中没有造成任何人员伤亡。”

“检查结果显示，烟雾来自燃烧的路灯，火势已被成功扑灭，”他在周三的一份声明中说。

此前，一段显示高速公路附近区域被浓烟笼罩的视频在社交媒体上疯传。

录像还显示，有多辆汽车，包括摩托车，经过该区域。

社交媒体用户声称烟雾来自高速公路附近的一个排水沟，但当时尚未确定其真正来源。

Anuar Bakri 表示，事故发生在 0.5 号坡道，从 Greenwood 通往吉隆坡医院 (HKL) 的出口方向。

他还补充说，DUKE高速公路管理部门仍在处理这起事件的后续行动。

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