Traffic at standstill after car catches fire on Penang Bridge

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Traffic on the Penang Bridge came to a complete halt on Wednesday (Aug 6) when a car caught fire, leaving thousands of people heading from the mainland to the island stranded during the morning rush.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/454ccuna  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Morning rush hour traffic on the Penang Bridge ground to a halt on Wednesday after a car caught fire,

00:10stranding thousands heading from the mainland to the island.

00:13The Fire and Rescue Department said the blaze occurred at kilometer 6.8 of the bridge at 7.04 am,

00:21prompting a full closure of all lanes.

00:24Firefighters from Jalan Perak station arrived at 7.20 am and brought the fire under control within 5 minutes.

00:34The car was nearly destroyed, with 90% damage reported, but no one was injured.

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