KUALA LUMPUR: A final safety assessment at ground zero of the Putra Heights gas pipeline disaster is expected to be completed on Sunday (April 6), says Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad.
He said the findings would then be presented to the Selangor Disaster Management Committee.
"This final assessment only covers the crater (ground zero) and does not include areas where infrastructure was affected. We are also extracting water from the crater following yesterday's rain," he told Bernama when contacted on Saturday (April 5).
On Friday (April 4), Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the preliminary technical investigation report on the cause of the fire and gas pipeline explosion that occurred in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya on Tuesday (April 1) was expected to be ready within two weeks.
Hussein said the massive explosion had altered the original structure and landscape of the area, rendering it unstable.
The fire at the Petronas gas pipeline at 8.10am on Tuesday (April 1), saw flames soaring over 30m high with temperatures reaching 1,000°C and took nearly eight hours to be extinguished.
A total of 87 houses were declared as "total losses" while 148 other houses that sustained damage are deemed safe and can be re-occupied after repairs.
More than 300 people were displaced and are being sheltered at two relief centres.
Thankfully, no fatalities were reported. – Bernama
