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PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY
KUALA LUMPUR: Ahmad Baharudin Hamid returned yesterday to what remains of his home in Kampung Sungai Baru in Subang Jaya, still blackened and broken from last week's devastating gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, searching through the debris for anything salvageable.
His two children, both university students, are preparing to return to campus next week. They'll need clothes, documents - simple essentials for a future that continues, despite the ashes they now stand in.
The 56-year-old oil and gas employee stood quietly among the charred remains of his home, built on inherited family land. The sight of melted walls, scorched floors and a collapsed roof didn't weaken his resolve.
"I'll fix this house bit by bit. I have no plans to move elsewhere," he said at the temporary relief centre at the Putra Heights Mosque hall.
Ahmad Baharudin, who has lived in the village for the past five years, said his decision to stay was also influenced by one of his four children who lives with autism and works nearby, making it easier for them to maintain a routine amid the chaos.
For now, he's looking for a nearby rental home to stay in while he repairs the damage. In addition to the house, the fire also damaged the family car and a motorcycle.
Recalling the tragedy on that fateful Tuesday, Ahmad said he heard what sounded like a plane engine revving just before the explosion erupted roughly 70 metres from his home.
He said after the blast, everything outside — clothes, the roof, plastic items — melted or turned to dust from the heat.
But in the midst of destruction, there was gratitude.
"Alhamdulillah, my wife, four children and I managed to escape. None of us were injured," he said.
The Petronas gas pipeline fire that broke out around 8.10 am on April 1 sent flames more than 30 metres into the sky, with temperatures soaring to 1,000 degrees Celsius. It took nearly eight hours for the blaze to be fully extinguished.
The disaster destroyed 81 homes completely, with structural damage exceeding 40 per cent, another 81 were partially destroyed, 57 were affected but not burned, while 218 houses were not affected. – BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR: "We had to be careful with every step. The ground here is very soft. One wrong step and we could have been pulled in."
These were the words which aptly described the anxious moments the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department's (JBPM) technical team faced when investigating the area around the crater formed by the gas pipeline explosion in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, Selangor on Tuesday (April 1).
Relating his experience to Bernama, Senior Fire Superintendent I Noor Shaifful Nizam Sulaiman, 41, said their concerns were not just about the unstable ground conditions but also the risk of residual gas remaining in the area.
"In the post-explosion phase, there will be all kinds of impact. In addition to concerns about residual gas remaining, we also did not know how deep the crater was.
"With the soft ground structure due to rain a few days earlier, the area could collapse at any time. That's why we had to be extremely careful with every step that we took," said Noor Shaifful Nizam, who was one of the five fire department technical team members involved in inspecting the crater.
He added that they were not alone out in the field as they were assisted by various agencies, including the Department of Minerals and Geoscience (JMG), which was tasked with marking safe areas with flags to ensure the inspection team could make their way safely.
In addition, advanced technology, such as drones with thermal functions, was also used to survey the conditions at the high-risk crater site.
Despite having experience in tackling several explosion cases, including that at the Empire Shopping Gallery in Subang Jaya in 2011, Noor Shaifful Nizam admitted that the feeling of fear was always there.
However, he tried to remain positive by telling himself that the Putra Heights incident would teach him many new things since the situation there could best be described as challenging and tricky.
Assistant Fire Superintendent Siti Nuraini Ab Rashid, 40, who was in the team assessing damage to the affected houses, said their challenge was not only about the risk of the buildings collapsing but also dealing with the emotions of the victims.
"At times, when we entered a house to assess the damage of property destruction, we would be scolded by uncooperative owners.
"But we were patient as we understand that they are affected emotionally and going through a difficult time," she said.
In addition to technical challenges, the inspection team also had to work almost non-stop, at times from morning till late at night, without sufficient rotation.
"In Malaysia, the number of fire department investigation officers is limited. I'm from the Negeri Sembilan JBPM and there are only 12 of us, whereas the bigger states may have 20 fire investigators.
"So, when there is a disaster, we would usually be temporarily sent out to the location but there aren't enough of us," she said as she described the Putra Heights fire incident as a sobering incident because many families lost their belongings, especially since it occurred during the Aidilfitri celebration.
JBPM director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad was previously quoted as saying that 25 fire investigators from five states had been dispatched to the explosion site, with five of them carrying out technical investigations and the rest focusing on evaluating the percentage of damage and destruction in the affected houses.
The Petronas gas pipeline fire at 8.10am last Tuesday saw flames rising more than 30 metres high with the temperature reaching 1,000 degrees Celsius. It took almost eight hours to completely extinguish the fire. – BERNAMA
RM7.356 juta diperuntukkan babitkan 613 keluarga insiden kebakaran saluran paip gas Putra Heights
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SERAMAI 219 keluarga yang terjejas akibat insiden kebakaran saluran paip gas di Putra Heights, Selasa lalu telah pun didaftarkan di bawah Unit Pengurusan Bencana Negeri di Pusat Pemindahan Sementara (PPS).
Mangsa akan menerima bantuan masing-masing daripada Kerajaan Persekutuan dan Petronas melalui Kerajaan Negeri.
Menteri Besar Selangor, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari dalam kenyataan media berkata, pemilik rumah bakal menerima bantuan mengikut kategori.
“Rumah yang musnah sepenuhnya bakal menerima bantuan sebanyak RM 10,000. Bagi pemilik yang rumahnya separuh musnah pula akan menerima bantuan sebanyak RM 5,000.
“Penyewa rumah juga layak menerima bantuan sebanyak RM 5,000.
“Kerajaan Negeri juga bersetuju memberikan bantuan sewaan sebanyak RM2,000 sebulan selama enam bulan kepada setiap keluarga yang terkesan bagi membolehkan mereka menyewa, sementara rumah sedang diperbaiki ataupun dibina semula,” katanya.
Peruntukan bantuan adalah dianggarkan sebanyak RM7.356 juta membabitkan 613 keluarga secara keseluruhannya.
Amirudin juga berkata, nilai kerugian dan kerosakan kediaman yang terlibat dianggarkan sebanyak RM65.4 juta dengan 437 rumah dikenal pasti sebagai angka muktamad kediaman terlibat dalam insiden terbabit.
Berdasarkan pemerikaan daripada pasukan teknikal yang turun dari rumah ke rumah, 81 rumah disahkan dalam kategori musnah sepenuhnya, 81 lagi separa musnah, 57 terbakar tetapi tidak mengalami kesan pada struktur mankala 218 rumah tidak terjejas.-WILAYAHKU
SUBANG JAYA, 8 April- Enam anak Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) bawah 18 tahun yang berada di Pusat Pemindahan Sementara (PPS) Masjid Putra Heights, dikenal pasti layak menerima bantuan di bawah Program Iltizam Anak Istimewa Selangor (ANIS).
Exco Kebajikan, Pembangunan Wanita dan Keluarga Selangor, Anfaal Saari berkata bantuan akan diselaras melalui Yayasan Warisan Anak Selangor (YAWAS) bagi memastikan kebajikan anak-anak istimewa tersebut terus diberi perhatian meskipun dalam situasi bencana.
Menurut Anfaal, ia selaras dengan komitmen kerajaan negeri untuk tidak meminggirkan golongan rentan khususnya anak-anak berkeperluan khas.
"Saya telah kenal pasti, jabatan YAWAS telah turun ke lapangan, melihat di PPS daripada segi keperluan mereka. Ada seorang tadi kita jumpa, anaknya ada sumbing.
Kita nak kenal pasti apa yang perlu, mungkin peralatan yang berkaitan. Setakat ini, enam orang telah memohon dan saya akan gesa pihak ANIS untuk proses segera," kata Anfaal kepada pemberita, hari ini.
Beliau berkata demikian selepas mengadakan lawatan ke PPS Masjid Putra Heights.
Setakat ini, seramai 353 penduduk daripada 91 keluarga masih berada di PPS berkenaan susulan insiden pencemaran udara yang berlaku sejak beberapa hari lalu.
Subang Jaya: Genap lapan hari berada di pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS), mangsa kejadian kebakaran saluran paip gas di Putra Heights, di sini, meluahkan perasaan tidak sabar untuk pulang ke kediaman masing-masing.
Pembantu penyelidik di Lembaga Minyak Sawit Malaysia (MPOB), Muhammad Syukri Shuhaimy Bashar, 36, berkata rumahnya di Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru yang terletak 150 meter dari lokasi kejadian sudah disahkan selamat untuk didiami oleh pihak berkuasa.
Bagaimanapun, katanya dia sekeluarga memilih menetap di PPS untuk beberapa hari lagi, sementara kerja-kerja pembaikan dilakukan.
"Semua tingkap pecah dan paip air di rumah mencair akibat bahang insiden itu. Saya bercadang baiki sendiri kerana jika upah kontraktor agak sukar dan perlukan modal yang tinggi.
"Pihak berkuasa sudah beri pas akses kepada penduduk (yang rumah selamat diduduki) untuk kami keluar masuk, selesaikan apa yang patut.
"Jika semuanya selesai, insya-Allah saya dan keluarga pulang ke rumah Ahad ini," kata bapa kepada empat anak itu ketika ditemui di PPS Masjid Putra Heights, di sini, hari ini.
Muhammad Syukri berkata, dia tidak pasti sama ada rumah sewanya itu dilindungi insurans atau sebaliknya, dan menyerahkan perkara terbabit kepada pemilik rumah.
Menurutnya, dia bersyukur kerana menerima bantuan RM5,000 yang disalurkan Kerajaan Persekutuan dan Petronas.
"Alhamdulillah, saya akan manfaatkan wang ini untuk kerja-kerja pembaikan rumah dan keperluan keluarga buat sementara waktu ini," katanya.
Seorang lagi mangsa, Tajul Ariffin Miskun, 46, mengakui masih menunggu bantuan perumahan yang diumumkan kerajaan negeri selepas bilik sewanya di Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru musnah dalam kebakaran terbabit.
"Sejak pulang dari hospital pada semalam, saya berlindung di PPS kerana belum mempunyai kediaman lain untuk didiami.
"Bilik sewa saya hangus terbakar. Buat masa ini, saya masih dalam cuti sakit dan belum sihat sepenuhnya. Jadi saya belum bersedia untuk keluar dari sini.
"Saya tunggu beberapa bantuan yang masih belum dapat. Bila semuanya selesai dan keadaan kesihatan makin baik, saya rancang untuk keluar dalam tempoh dua minggu lagi," katanya.
Tajul yang bekerja sebagai pengawal keselamatan berkata, dia tinggal seorang diri dan buat masa ini selesa dengan kemudahan di PPS yang lengkap serta teratur.
"Saya difahamkan, kerajaan negeri ada umum nak bantu bayarkan sewa rumah mangsa. Tapi saya tak pasti lagi sebab masa pengumuman dibuat, saya masih di hospital," katanya.
Katanya, setakat ini dia belum menerima maklumat lanjut dan masih menanti pengesahan sebelum membuat keputusan keluar dari PPS.
Terdahulu, Menteri Besar Selangor Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari mengumumkan 130 rumah yang terjejas dalam insiden terbabit disahkan selamat dan penghuninya kini dibenarkan pulang.
Angka itu mewakili hampir separuh daripada keseluruhan 235 unit rumah di kawasan terbabit, hasil penilaian keselamatan yang dilakukan oleh pihak berkuasa dan agensi teknikal.