PETALING JAYA: A HELP University student injured in an air-conditioning gas explosion at the university’s Bukit Damansara campus here remains in a coma.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said the 19-year-old female victim suffered internal bleeding in the brain and a fractured skull.
“She is currently being treated at the High Dependency Ward at Kuala Lumpur Hospital and remains under close medical supervision,” he said in a statement Friday (Jan 16).
Comm Fadil said another victim, a 54-year-old male supervisor, sustained burn injuries and had metal fragments lodged in his body following the explosion.
"The victim has been admitted to a ward at the hospital with burns covering 24% of his body.
“He is currently conscious, in stable condition and remains under close monitoring after undergoing surgery,” he added.
Meanwhile, a 22-year-old Indonesian man who works as a canteen personnel at the university did not suffer serious injuries, he said.
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"He was treated at Sungai Buloh Hospital and was discharged on Wednesday (Jan 15) at about 2pm," he added.
Another victim, an 18-year-old HELP University student, sustained a waist injury and was initially treated at Kuala Lumpur Hospital before being discharged on Tuesday (Jan 13).
"She sought further treatment at a private hospital on the same day.
“She is currently warded and in stable condition after undergoing dental surgery on Jan 15. She is scheduled to undergo waist surgery tomorrow,” Comm Fadil said.
Following the incident at around 11.40am on Monday (Jan 12), a man died and nine others were injured in an air conditioning gas explosion at HELP University.
The deceased victim, 24-year-old Soo Yu Juan, was a third-year mechanical engineering student at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR).
