KUALA LUMPUR: The gas line fire incident that occurred at Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights early Tuesday (April 1) was a tragic awakening to residents living nearby as it also caused 'sand and dust rain' not only around the incident area but up to several kilometres from the location. Nor Azian Jamil, 51, who lives in...
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...
KUALA LUMPUR: Thirteen Nigerian men and three other foreigners were detained following a raid on an illegal entertainment outlet in Puchong. Immigration Department director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said the operation was conducted at about 12am on Friday (Sept 13) after two weeks of surveillance and intelligence gathering. "We inspected 25 foreigners at the premises. We detained 13...
PETALING JAYA: A small fire broke out at the IOI Puchong Mall when a Chinese New Year decorative booth burst into flames. When contacted, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the incident occurred on Saturday (Jan 27) and added that a distress call was received at around 7.20pm. "Passers-by extinguished the fire...
PUCHONG: Seventy-one stores and 65 vehicles were affected during the flood at IOI Mall Puchong in Bandar Puchong Jaya, says Serdang OCPD Asst Comm AA Anbalagan. “The rising waters were caused by a downpour that began at 5.45pm and lasted until 7.30pm yesterday (Dec 16),” he said at a press conference at the site of the...
