KUCHING: The contractor of the Sabah-Sarawak Link Road project has been ordered to stop all site clearing and earth works immediately while investigations are carried out on the explosion at the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP).
The Sarawak Public Works Department (PWD) said the stop-work order was issued following the explosion, which occurred at a section of the pipeline near Lawas in northern Sarawak.
"The cause of the incident is still being investigated.
"We will work with the relevant authorities and assist them in investigating the incident thoroughly," the state PWD said in a statement on Thursday (Nov 17).
One person was killed and two others sustained burns in the incident on Wednesday (Nov 16).
The victims were said to be workers on the Sabah-Sarawak Link Road project who were excavating the ground near the pipeline when it exploded.
A fire caused by the explosion also destroyed an excavator and damaged other machinery at the location.
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