Blast gouges 10m-deep crater at site


On the ground: Tengku Amir Shah visiting the gas pipeline fire area in Putra Heights on the second day of follow-up efforts. — ART CHEN/The Star

SUBANG JAYA: The gas pipeline fire at Putra Heights has left a huge scar on the ground there – a 9.8m-deep crater, with a diameter of around 21m by 24m.

A day after the explosion, small fires were still burning in several houses, although the main blaze at Jalan Putra Harmoni was completely put out by 3.45pm on Tuesday.

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