‘Test for hazardous waste in wake of gas blast’


PETALING JAYA: As the dust begins to settle on the Putra Heights gas pipeline explosion, environmentalists are raising concerns on the need to test the surrounding area for potential leftover hazardous waste materials and air pollution left behind after the inferno.

Environment Protection Society of Malaysia vice-president Randolph Jeremiah said the ash and combusted debris left in the affected areas may result in localised air pollution.

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