Worker killed aft NGV clinder explodes in Taman Mount Austin

A man was killed after a Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) cylinder exploded at a petrol station in Taman Mount Austin here this afternoon.

Johor Bahru Civil Defence Department officer Lt (PA) Mohd Aziz Jupri said in the 3pm incident, the victim, Mohd Faizal Mazlan, 33, a worker at the station, was believed to be nearby when the cylinder exploded.

"We have yet to zero in on the cause, the Fire and Rescue Department is still investigating...what we know is a NGV cyclinder exploded," he told Bernama via the Whatsapp application.

The victim's body was sent to the Sultan Ismail Hospital.