KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department says that as of 3.40pm on Tuesday (April 1), 190 houses have been damaged in the gas pipeline blaze at Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights, Subang Jaya. Department director Wan Razali Wan Ismail said the fire also damaged 148 cars and 11 motorcycles. "The flames and intense heat damaged...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) has recovered four bodies from the rubble caused by the earthquake in Myanmar's Sagaing region. In a statement, the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) reported that two victims - a man and a woman - were retrieved on Monday (March 31), while the bodies of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The gas pipeline inferno at Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, Selangor, on Tuesday (April 1) morning sent shockwaves through the surrounding community, with some describing it as like a massive earthquake. Flames soared tens of metres into the sky, visible from several kilometres away. Rescue and firefighting efforts continue to contain the...
PETALING JAYA: The Federal and State governments as well as PETRONAS will be responsible for repairing and replacing damaged houses, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He added that PETRONAS will provide cash aid to victims of the inferno at Putra Heights. According to Anwar, those whose homes were completely destroyed will get RM5,000 in assistance,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The likelihood of a secondary explosion following Tuesday’s (April 1) gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, is very low, according to the Fire and Rescue Department. Director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad said this was because no gas flow was detected this evening after the closure of four main valves in Kampung Lombong...
PETALING JAYA: Soon after explosions were heard in Putra Heights, residents rushed to vacate their homes because the heat was too strong, a resident recounts. Tan Sri Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir, a retiree, said he is working with the local community to shelter fire victims here. “The explosion was about 8.12am. Then people just evacuated...
SERDANG: Three family members are in critical condition after the burst gas pipeline blast in Putra Height on Tuesday (April 1) morning. According to Bernama, Rohanawati Ismail, 49, the mother of one of the fire victims, said the extent of the injuries suffered by her eldest son, 28, has not yet been determined. "My son lives with...
KUCHING: Over 40 Penan community leaders made the long journey from Ulu Baram to the state capital to attend Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg's Hari Raya open house on Tuesday (April 1). Besides sharing in the festive occasion, they expressed their community's aspirations for government assistance and development. Pemanca Henesser Uning Bong said the group...
GEORGE TOWN: A car thief who drove away with a five-year-old boy from Kampung Banggol Mosque, Pokok Sena in Tasek Gelugor near here Sunday night (March 30), was nabbed seven hours later in Selangor on the North-South Expressway. Penang police chief Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said that at around 8pm, the father of the boy who has...
JOHOR BARU: A man has been killed after the motorcycle he was on collided with another ridden by a 12-year-old boy in Kampung Sri Aman here. Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh said police received a report at 9.45am on Monday (March 31). "The 65-year-old man was exiting a junction on his way home when...
