Mad dash to save four-legged family

Getting out safe: Datuk Dr Ken Foo from the Shah Alam Volunteer Fire Brigade bringing two pet dogs to safety after the fire in Putra Heights. — Bernama

SUBANG JAYA: Residents raced to save their pets from the devastating inferno that scorched nearby houses after the gas pipeline explosion at Putra Heights in Subang Jaya.

Bazruddin Sapar Ali and his wife Yap Bee Pooi, both in their 50s, were expecting to have a quiet second day of Hari Raya in Batu Pahat, Johor, before recei­ving distressing news from their neighbours that their house was among those affected by the blaze.