Putra Heights inferno: Elderly woman forced to run barefoot on scorching hot road


KUALA LUMPUR: "She wanted to give up already… but the children dragged her out,” says Alex Khoo, recalling how his sister escaped from Tuesday's gas pipeline blaze at her home in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya.

Khoo Poh Lai, 72, who suffered burns on her legs, was reluctant to move due to the severe pain and was running barefoot on the scorching road when her children pulled her to safety. Her house is located just 100 metres from the explosion site.

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