PUTRAJAYA: Forty-two of the 145 victims of the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, last Tuesday are still receiving treatment at hospitals, according to the Health Ministry. It said that 24 victims were being treated, including one in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Hospital Ampang, while 18 others were at private hospitals. It said a 65-year-old man...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) will implement its TNB Fire Relief Assistance programme, offering a one-off 100% rebate on one month’s electricity bill for customers whose homes were affected by the gas pipeline blaze in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya. TNB, in a statement on Thursday (April 3) said this rebate will be based on the March 2025 billing...
PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants affected by the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights on Tuesday have been granted permission to work from home (WFH), according to Public Service director-general Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz. He assured that this arrangement would not disrupt the continuity of public services. "Department heads have the discretion to approve WFH requests...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Italian Baker Sdn Bhd, producer of Massimo bread loaves, has announced a temporary disruption in the production of its bakery products due to the gas pipeline blaze in Putra Heights, which had affected the LNG supply to its factory. In a statement on Thursday (April 3), the company said its bakery products might...
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...
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...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) will investigate the AirAsia flight which made an emergency landing after an engine caught fire mid-flight on Wednesday night (March 26). Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that he was briefed by the authority on the incident the same night but would reserve comment pending the investigation. "I do...
LONDON (AFP): Heathrow Airport is "fully operational", a spokesman says, a day after a fire at a power station shut down Europe's busiest air hub and caused travel mayhem. The electricity substation blaze closed the London airport for most of Friday (March 21) before some flights began to arrive and take-off later in the evening. "We can...
