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 th...