A massive fire caused by a gas pipeline leak forced people from their homes and injured more than 100 during Eid celebrations near Malaysia's capital on Tuesday, fire officials said. Pics and Text/AFP
Updated on : 01 April,2025 02:14 PM IST | Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
A massive fire forced people from their homes as it towered over residential districts on Tuesday. Pics and Text/AFP
The inferno, which was visible kilometres away, was caused by "a gas pipeline leak stretching approximately 500 metres (1,600 feet)", said fire officials in Selangor state near Kuala Lumpur
The valve to the affected pipeline belonging to Malaysia's state-run oil firm Petronas has been shut off, the fire officials said in a statement
While the early morning blaze was coming under control in the afternoon, more than 100 people were injured, the fire department told AFP
About 60 of the injured were hospitalised, Selangor deputy police chief Mohamad Zaini Abu Hassan was quoted as saying by local broadcaster Astro Awani
Selangor Chief Minister Amirudin Shari said in a Facebook post that a temporary relief centre had been set up at a nearby mosque
