Integrated water supply company Ranhill SAJ Sdn Bhd said in its official Facebook posting today that the affected areas are Senai, Skudai, Pulai, Austin, Sedenak, Seelong, Kempas, Kulai, Gelang Patah and Iskandar Puteri.

“The fire caused the plant to stop working. The fire and rescue department quickly put out the fire and no casualties were reported. We are working with the authorities to overcome the problem and to restore water supply to the affected areas in stages.

“Based on the latest information, if the repair work can be done within a short period, water supply can be restored in 12 hours after the water treatment plant is back in operation at its full capacity,” it said.

It said that apart from industrial areas and housing estates, the water supply disruption also affected the offices of the Customs department, the Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency, the marine department, Tanjung Pelepas Port, Legoland Theme Park and Senai International Airport.

Meanwhile, Kota Tinggi fire and rescue station head Azman Jantan said in a separate statement that they received a distress call on the fire at the water treatment plant at 2.57pm yesterday.

A team of 12 personnel went to the scene and found two transfer units on fire, he said, adding that the operation ended at 4.45pm.