PETALING JAYA: Seven people, including two senior citizens, have been evacuated after the fire from a ruptured gas pipeline in Putra Heights, Puchong spread to nearby houses.
The Fire and Rescue Department said, however, the extent of the spread and the total number of victims is still being determined.
"The operation involves the leakage of a 500m gas pipeline near a housing area where we received a call of a fire at Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights, Subang Jaya," it said in a statement on Tuesday (April 1).
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Teams from Subang Jaya, Puchong, Shah Alam, Bukit Jelutong, Cyberjaya, Rawang, Klang Selatan, Klang Utara, Damansara, KLIA and Serdang were involved in the operation, it added.
"Evacuations are being carried out with the assistance of other agencies.
"PETRONAS has closed the (valve of the) pipeline which is on fire," it said.
It was reported that area residents were shaken by an explosion at about 8.10am, followed by a huge fire.
PETRONAS Gas Berhad later said the affected pipeline had been isolated.
