At least 112 people were injured on Tuesday when a fire broke out at a gas pipeline operated by Malaysia's state-run energy firm Petronas.
According to the Fire Control Department, 63 of the injured have been admitted to the hospital. It is said that most of them were burnt, had breathing problems and were injured. Firefighters said at least 49 homes were damaged in the blast. At least 82 people have been rescued.
According to the news agency, many people were forced to leave their homes due to the incident near the capital Kuala Lumpur. According to the statement of the fire control agency of Selangor state, the fire that broke out during the celebration of Eid spread to about 500 meters due to a gas pipeline leak.
The valve of the affected pipeline has been closed, according to the statement. According to the news agency Reuters, eyewitnesses said that the fire could be seen several kilometers away.
Selangor Disaster Management Committee chairman Mohd Najwan Halimi told state news agency Bernama that people in Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru village were trapped in their houses and some were rescued. "Suddenly we heard a loud noise and then there was chaos," The Star newspaper quoted a resident who lives near the scene of the fire as saying. "We immediately left the house and saw other locals coming out," said a local.
