Cops probe excavation near blast site

Investigation under way: Comm Hussein (seated, centre) and state secretary Datuk Dr Ahmad Fadzli Ahmad Tajuddin (seated, second from left) speaking to the press in Putra Heights — KK SHAM/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Excavation work was carried out by a contractor just 30m from where the gas pipeline blew up in Putra Heights on April 1.

A backhoe used for the work was removed from the site a day before the disaster, while another excavator is missing and believed to be buried in the soil following the blast, according to preliminary police investigations.