Ground zero: A huge 10m-deep crater, now filled with water, is all that’s left of the green area at Jalan Putra Harmoni in Putra Heights after the gas pipeline fire. Nearby houses have also been badly damaged. A day after the incident, Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said some fires were still burning in several houses. — Bernama
PETALING JAYA: Investigations into the Putra Heights inferno on Tuesday should look at why safety mechanisms were not triggered before the explosion, says an expert.
Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety and Health president Ahmad Fakhrul Anuar Ismail also said it is also necessary to review and potentially tighten standard operating procedures (SOP) governing the 2,500 km of gas pipelines across the country to avert future tragedies.
