Terrifying fireball in Putra Heights


Fiery blaze: The fireball of the gas pipeline blast at Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights. — ART CHEN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The usually sedate neighbourhood of Putra Heights was in total chaos – the sounds of sirens blared, people fled their homes, and soot and dust were everywhere.

A fire from a gas pipeline, which started with a huge mushroom cloud and shot flames reportedly rising 20 storeys high, struck the area and was visible all the way from along the LDP in Puchong.

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