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100 Injured, 50 Houses Burnt In Gas Pipeline Fire In Malaysia
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May 19, 2025
100 Injured, 50 Houses Burnt In Gas Pipeline Fire In Malaysia https://osazuwaakonedo.news/100-injured-50-houses-burnt-in-gas-pipeline-fire-in-malaysia/01/04/2025/ #Breaking News #Anwar #KualaLumpur #Malaysia #Petronas #PutraHeights ©April 1st, 2025 ®April 1, 2025 1:27 pm Early morning fire caused by leakages in the Gas pipeline in the Malaysia state owned Petronas Energy Company have burnt over 50 houses, with 100 persons sustaining injuries when a massive column of thick balls fire blazed through some parts of Putra Heights, a town near Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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early morning fire caused by leakages in
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the gas pipeline in the Malaysia
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stateowned Petronis Energy Company have
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burnt over 50 houses with 100 persons
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sustaining injuries when a massive
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column of thick balls fire blazed
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through some parts of Putra Heights a
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town near Koala Lumpur the capital city
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of Malaysia The Malaysia Prime Minister
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Anoir Ibrahim announced temporary cash
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compensation to the gas fire victims
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Smoke with burning flames could be seen
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in the videos made available by the
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local residents rising from houses while
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the rescue team battled the fire from
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morning till Tuesday afternoon It was
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gathered that the fire was completely
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extinguished at 3:45 p.m According to
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Malaysia local time as stated by Salanga
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Basar Amarid and Shari the blaze was
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reportedly caused by a leak in the gas
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pipeline operated by Petronis The
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massive fire we learned forced people
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from their homes and injured more than
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100 during Eid celebrations near
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Malaysia's capital The fire started in
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the morning in the town of Puchong in
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Sang Estate on the outskirts of the
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capital Koala Lumpa According to local
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media the inferno which was visible
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kilometers away was caused by a gas
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pipeline leak stretching approximately
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500 m said fire officials in Sang Estate
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The valve to the affected pipeline which
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belongs to Malaysia's state-run oil firm
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Petronis has been shut off the fire
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officials said in a statement While the
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early morning blaze was coming under
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control in the afternoon more than 100
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people were injured the fire department
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stated as reported by AFP About 60 of
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the injured were hospitalized Salanga
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Deputy Police Chief Muhammad Zini Abu
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Hassan was quoted as saying by local
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broadcaster Astro Awani No deaths were
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reported but about 50 houses were
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affected by the blaze The fire
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department said the victims of this
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morning's pipeline fire will receive
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2,500 ringit Malaysia each Prime
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Minister Anoir Ibrahim said Anoir also
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said the owners of the houses that were
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damaged by the fire will receive 5,000
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ringit Malaysia The federal and state
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governments as well as Petronis will see
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to the repairs of the damaged homes The
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PM said according to local media Anoir
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posted on his Facebook social media
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account a few minutes ago and stated
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thus while surveying the location of the
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tragic fire in Putra Heights this
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afternoon I announced immediate cash
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assistance to the victims of the
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incident One 5,000 ringit Malaysia for a
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house that was completely destroyed by
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fire Two 2500 ringit Malaysia for
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partially affected residential Inshah it
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will be broadcasted as soon as possible
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Long-term assistance including
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rehabilitation of residential areas and
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welfare of victims in temporary
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evacuation centers PPS are being
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discussed between the federal government
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state government and Petronis Praying
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for all the offices in Putra Heights to
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be eased I also request the state
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government and the agencies involved to
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provide adequate assistance to the
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displaced victims said Anoir Two
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residential areas in Pura Heights have
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been declared as restricted zones
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Meanwhile Malaysian hypermarket chain
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Maiden Muhammad Holdings BHD has offered
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10,000 ringit Malaysia to the victims
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Maiden is Sabang Ja's neighborhood
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hypermarket As your fellow neighbor I
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felt compelled to offer 10,000 ringit
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Malaysia to help the victims its
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managing director Amir Ali Maiden said
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in a statement However more was needed
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to help the victims and Amir said the
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company would chip in Amir said the
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funds were to provide immediate relief
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for the victims to buy food clothing and
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bedding I am sure the government will
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offer assistance to the victims but our
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gesture is for immediate
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emergency assistance Petronis in a
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statement on its website stated that
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Petronis confirms that a fire has
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occurred at the main Petronis gas burad
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PGB pipeline near Putra Heights Sangja
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Sanga on the 1st of April 2025 at 8 10
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hours The affected pipeline has been
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isolated and all relevant stakeholders
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have been informed Petronis is working
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closely with all relevant parties to
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ensure the safety of the surrounding
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community environment and security of
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gas supply to the nation which remain
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our utmost priority Patronus surrounding
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three retail stations PSRA heights
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PSKM2LDP and
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PSRI are not affected but have been
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temporarily closed as a precautionary
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measure Customers may use the following
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alternatives for their refueling needs
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PSUSJ20 USJ6 and
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USJ9 We will provide additional updates
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and information on the incident in due
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course as investigations are still
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underway The energy company stated
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