Over 100 people were injured after a gas pipeline explosion caused a massive fireball near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday.
According to The Associated Press, Petronas, a national oil company, confirmed that the massive fire in Malaysia was caused by one of the company’s gas pipelines at roughly 8:10 a.m. on Tuesday. The outlet noted that the company confirmed the pipeline responsible for the devastating fireball was later isolated by officials. Disaster management officials also noted that the fire would eventually be suppressed by shutting off the gas valves.
The Associated Press reported that the flames from the fireball reached 20 stories high on Tuesday before firefighters were able to start suppressing the fire.
According to The Straits Times, Selangor fire officials confirmed that over 100 individuals were injured in Tuesday’s fire. Selangor Deputy Police Chief Mohamad Zaini Abu Hassan said roughly 60 of the individuals injured in Tuesday’s fire were hospitalized, according to the outlet. Selangor fire officials also confirmed that the fireball damaged 190 houses and 148 cars in the community.
The Straits Times reported that firefighters were able to extinguish the fire at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday and were working to extinguish fires that spread to surrounding homes in the community.
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The Straits Times reported that many residents in Puchong, which is located near the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia’s Selangor state, were celebrating the Muslim holiday of Hari Raya Aidilfitri on Tuesday and were forced to evacuate from the area.
Nizam Mohamad Asnizam, a Malaysian resident who lived close to the fire, said, “When I woke up, I saw the fire raging, with an extraordinary sound. I have never experienced a fire with this kind of sound. The sound was terrifying. It felt like a jet engine was next to me.”
“Stepping on the floor was like stepping on a hot wok,” the Malaysian resident added. “The heat was like putting your head in an oven. It felt like I was burning.”
A video shared on YouTube shows the enormous fireball caused by the gas pipe explosion in Malaysia on Tuesday.
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