'Investigate first'


THE Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) said a detailed engineering forensic investigation must be carried out to determine what caused the sinkholes to appear in the Bukit Bintang area.

“Until a detailed investigation is carried out, it is not possible to confirm whether the burst pipeline caused the collapse, or the movement of soil because of excavation, caused the pipeline to be stressed and burst,’’ said IEM deputy president Tan Yean Chin.

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