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KUALA LUMPUR – Pas menggesa siasatan mendalam dan menyeluruh dijalankan segera bagi mengenal pasti punca sebenar kejadian kebakaran paip gas di Putra Heights, Puchong, pagi tadi.
Sambil melahirkan simpati kepada mangsa terlibat, Ketua Penerangannya, Ahmad Fadhli Shaari berkata, keutamaan mesti diberikan kepada aspek keselamatan awam, lebih-lebih lagi membabitkan kemudahan dan infrastruktur gas negara.
Menurut beliau, pihak berkuasa juga perlu memastikan segala bentuk bantuan dan keperluan asas diberikan kepada semua yang dipindahkan, serta memantau tahap keselamatan kawasan terbabit secara berterusan.
“Semoga semua mangsa diberikan kekuatan dan semoga kejadian ini menjadi pengajaran penting agar tragedi seumpama ini tidak berulang,” katanya menerusi catatan di laman sosial Facebook beliau hari ini.
Setakat ini, seramai 112 mangsa disahkan terkesan dalam kejadian kebakaran besar membabitkan saluran paip gas yang berlaku kira-kira pukul 8 pagi tadi.
Sementara itu, berdasarkan maklumat yang diterima oleh Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM), tiada lagi kemalangan jiwa yang dilaporkan dalam kejadian kebakaran tersebut. – MalaysiaGazette
SUBANG JAYA: The cause of the gas pipeline fire has yet to be identified, says Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohamad.
This comes amid claims that the fire was caused by construction work near the pipeline. "It is too early to say," he told reporters here.
"An investigation will be conducted by all the relevant agencies led by the Police and the Department of Occupational Safety and Health," he said.
He said more information would be divulged once the investigation was completed. "There are many statements being made following this incident, but we cannot verify these claims yet," he said.
Earlier today, a massive fire broke out at a Petronas gas pipeline in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, causing widespread panic as flames shot up in the air.
The heat from the flames — visible from kilometres away — were said to have melted plastic and metal located within a wide radius of the pipeline.
The fire was reported to have been accompanied by several explosions that shook the ground. The flames set off fires in several houses as the pipeline is located near residential areas.
There were also reports that several people were trapped in burning houses, even as the authorities began evacuating residents from the nearby areas.
More than 100 people have been injured so far and are being treated at hospitals and a temporary medical base at the Sri Maha Kaliamman Temple.
Dozens of firemen are still battling the flames in an attempt to prevent it from spreading.
The valve for the gas has been shut off, and the fire is only expected to be extinguished later today once the remaining gas in the pipeline runs out.
The Selangor Disaster Management Unit has activated a temporary evacuation centre at Putra Heights to assist residents, while traffic along the Elite Highway has been diverted.
KUALA LUMPUR: The people of quake-hit Myanmar have flooded the comments section of a Facebook post by the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) to thank the Malaysian government for sending the specialist rescue unit.
A 50-member Smart team has been deployed to Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked the country late on Friday, just two days before the major holiday of Hari Raya Aidilfitri in Malaysia.
Myanmar nationals expressed gratitude to the Malaysian government for sending the Smart team and for the team's efforts working through Hari Raya.
The Facebook post detailed that the team managed to recover two bodies under the rubble during a nine-hour operation from 9am to 6pm yesterday.
Facebook user Thomas KD commented on the post saying "Thank you so much for coming to Myanmar to help, instead of celebrating Hari Raya with your family. May God bless you and your entire family."
While most comments were positive, a number of them were worried that the military junta in control of Myanmar would disrupt the efficiency of the operations.
"We are grateful for the humanitarian aid for Myanmar's earthquake victims. However, since the recipient on Myanmar's side is the military junta, we are deeply concerned that the aid will not effectively reach the people who are truly in need," user Thi Ha Naing Zaw said.
Another user Hsu May Nwe said: "So much appreciation. How kind of them. Shame about our military, we also worry about the safety of all of you."
About 2,000 people have so far been reported dead following Friday's earthquake.
To date, China, India, the United States, Vietnam, South Korea, Thailand, Russia, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the Philippines and Taiwan.
SUBANG JAYA: Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat (JBPM) menjangkakan kebakaran paip gas di Putra Height, di sini akan berlarutan beberapa jam lagi, berdasarkan kandungan dan tekanan gas di dalam saluran terbabit.
Ketua Pengarah JBPM, Datuk Norhisham Mohamad berkata, pihaknya sudah menutup injap utama bagi menghentikan aliran gas di Gate 210, Gate 211 dan Gate 212.
“Proses pelepasan gas dilakukan secara terkawal dan dijangka mengambil masa sebelum keseluruhan gas terbakar sepenuhnya.
“Pasukan penyelamat melakukan pemeriksaan terhadap 49 premis yang terlibat untuk memastikan tiada mangsa yang tertinggal,” katanya pada sidang media di lokasi kejadian, di sini, hari ini.
Menurutnya, penutupan injap berkenaan sudah dilaksanakan pada jam 8.46 pagi dan tekanan di dalam tiga paip terbabit sudah menurun.
Katanya, jarak injap dengan lokasi kejadian kira-kira 32 kilometer (km) iaitu 14 dan 18 km dari kedua-dua arah saluran gas terbabit.
SUBANG JAYA - Tiga injap utama sepanjang kira-kira 32 kilometer (km) ditutup bagi memadamkan kebakaran saluran gas di Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights, pada Selasa.
Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM), Datuk Nor Hisham Mohamad berkata, pihaknya menganggarkan kira-kira empat jam diperlukan untuk memadamkan api sepenuhnya.
Katanya, tempoh tersebut diperlukan bagi memastikan baki gas dalam saluran paip sepanjang 32 km itu habis terbakar.
“Petronas akan melepaskan gas secara asli serta kebakaran membabitkan tiga injap utama saluran paip, iaitu dari injap 210 ke 211 dengan jarak kira-kira 18 km yang terletak di kawasan Batu Tiga, Shah Alam.
“Manakala injap 211 ke 212 sepanjang 14 km di Meru, Klang, serta injap 209 ke 211 turut ditutup kerana masih terdapat tekanan gas susulan kebakaran tersebut. Kesemua injap ini telah ditutup oleh pihak Petronas pada jam 8.46 pagi tadi,” katanya dalam sidang akhbar di lokasi kejadian pada Selasa.
Beliau menasihatkan orang ramai agar menjauhi kawasan-kawasan yang terjejas bagi mengelakkan sebarang insiden tidak diingini.
Menurutnya, pemeriksaan mendapati tekanan gas dalam saluran paip yang terjejas akibat kebakaran telah menurun kira-kira 40 bar sejak tiga injap utama ditutup.
“Buat masa ini, kita menunggu gas dalam saluran paip habis terbakar dan pihak Petronas juga sedang menjalankan operasi pelepasan gas terkawal di empat injap sepanjang saluran paip.
“Tumpuan kita (pasukan operasi) adalah untuk mengepung kawasan tersebut dan memindahkan penduduk di sekitar lokasi kejadian,” katanya.
Sebelum itu, sepasukan anggota Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Subang Jaya dikejarkan ke lokasi selepas menerima panggilan pada jam 8.10 pagi berhubung kebocoran saluran paip gas Petronas sepanjang kira-kira 500 meter.