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NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY
PUTRA HEIGHTS: A mother’s bravery enabled her to save her two young children from a devastating fire that engulfed her home following the gas pipeline explosion in Putra Heights.
Masayuan Takbir, 38, recounted the terrifying moments when she strove to escape with her 9-year-old daughter and 2 years 8 month-old son who both rely on asthma medication.
Recalling the moments before the explosion, Masayuan said she heard an unusual sound but dismissed it. As she was about to sit down to rest, a sudden tremor shook her home. Moments later, a deafening blast erupted, engulfing the area in flames.
“I immediately woke up my children. I told my daughter to open the main door so we could escape, but it wouldn’t budge. We tried the kitchen door and another exit, but everything was jammed.”
It took her three desperate attempts before she managed to force open the kitchen door.
They ran barefoot to safety, heading towards a nearby riverbank. In the chaos, her children’s asthma medication fell on the road.
“My daughter was worried because she and her brother need their medicine. I told her our safety comes first, but I knew I had to retrieve it.”
Despite the flames, Masayuan ran back towards the road to recover the medication. As she bent to pick it up, a second explosion sent a wave of heat and debris towards her.
“I felt my back burning, and stones rained down on me. I could barely breathe as I crawled back to my children.”
She urged them to keep running towards safety. When she finally caught up with them, she realised the danger was not over yet.
“My son’s hand was badly burned. My daughter, exhausted and overwhelmed by the heat, told me she couldn’t go on. I reminded her that we had to stay strong and keep moving,” she said, adding that they chanted prayers together for strength.
Despite reaching what seemed like a safe spot, they continued feeling the heat from the fire. With the help of a kind stranger, they made their way towards the riverbank, hoping that the water would offer some relief.
Although physically injured and emotionally shaken, Masayuan is grateful they made it out alive.
“The fire destroyed so much, but I thank God that my children and I survived,” she said, still reeling from the traumatic ordeal.
The explosion left them with severe burns. Masayuan suffered third-degree burns on her back and arms. She will need to return to Hospital Putrajaya for further treatment, with the possibility of needing skin grafts.
Her son sustained deep burns on his hand while her daughter suffered minor burns and was treated for exhaustion and smoke inhalation. All three are staying at the temporary relief centre at Masjid Putra Heights.
No need for new completion and compliance certs at Putra Heights, says Selangor MB as 85 homes declared safe
- Admin UKK
- Berita
PETALING JAYA, April 4 — There is no need for certificates of completion and compliance (CCC) to be reissued for Putra Heights homes affected by the gas pipeline fire, Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said today.
He clarified that the CCC is usually needed for a building that has just been completed, rather than collapsed buildings in this case.
“The Fire Department has been present, and Tenaga Nasional Berhad has done the necessary checks as well as the checks by the local authorities.
“I think the assurance [given by these parties] is sufficient,” he told the press at the Putra Heights Mosque temporary relief centre here.
Amirudin reiterated that the CCC is not needed since the 85 houses have been declared fit for re-entry.
He said the clearance from TNB would suffice for now, and residents can now return to their homes if they wish to undertake repair works.
He also said that the affected homes will be cleared for re-entry as soon as those checks are completed.
Amirudin Shari had yesterday said that 85 house owners are allowed to return home starting last night once safety clearance is given by utilities companies like TNB.
However, a group of residents were seeking clarification on which 85 houses have been cleared and are requesting the reissuance of CCC from relevant parties to ensure that it is safe to return to their homes.
Several Putra Heights residents were displaced following a blast caused by a leak in a Petronas gas pipeline.
The fire, which broke out at 8.10am on April 1, was fully extinguished at 3.45pm. However, a total of 88 housing and shop units sustained damage ranging from 10 to 90 per cent.
KUALA LUMPUR: Co-opbank Pertama (CBP) mengambil inisiatif membantu pelanggan yang terjejas dalam insiden letupan gas di Putra Heights, Selangor baru-baru ini.
Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif CBP, Khairil Anuar Mohammad Anuar, berkata CBP menzahirkan rasa simpati kepada mangsa-mangsa yang terlibat sewaktu masyarakat masih meraikan Aidilfitri.
Sehubungan dengan itu serta atas prinsip keprihatinan terhadap pelanggan, CBP katanya komited untuk memberi sokongan dan bantuan kepada pelanggan yang terjejas akibat insiden itu.
"Oleh itu, kepada pelanggan-pelanggan yang terjejas di dalam insiden tersebut dan memerlukan bantuan, mereka boleh menghubungi talian khidmat pelanggan CBP di 1-300-88-7650 atau emel This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.," katanya menerusi satu kenyataan hari ini.
SUBANG JAYA: Seramai 25 mangsa insiden letupan paip gas bawah tanah di Putra Heights, di sini, Selasa lalu, menerima bantuan kenderaan sementara, hari ini.
Kesemua mereka memperoleh bantuan kenderaan utiliti sukan (SUV) sumbangan pihak swasta serta wang petrol bernilai RM100.
Sesi penyerahan bantuan itu disaksikan oleh Menteri Besar Selangor, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, serta EXCO Pelaburan, Perdagangan dan Mobiliti negeri, Ng Sze Han, di Pusat Penempatan Sementara (PPS) Masjid Putra Heights.
Bercakap pada sidang media kemudian yang turut dihadiri Menteri Digital, Gobind Singh Deo, Amirudin memaklumkan baki bantuan 25 lagi kenderaan sementara yang dipersetujui bersama syarikat terbabit sebelum ini, akan diserahkan kepada kumpulan kedua mangsa, seawal-awalnya Isnin ini.
Beliau berkata, keseluruhan kenderaan berkenaan akan digunakan mangsa secara percuma untuk tempoh selama sebulan.
"Saya berterima kasih kepada syarikat yang sudah menunaikan janjinya. Malah, mereka juga memberikan duit petrol bernilai RM100 kepada peminjam kereta terbabit.
"Syarikat sama turut menyumbangkan RM50,000 kepada pengurusan Masjid Putra Heights bagi menampung kos utiliti sepanjang premis ini dijadikan PPS," katanya.
Setakat ini, Amirudin berkata, pihaknya menerima 112 permohonan daripada mangsa insiden terbabit yang memerlukan bantuan kenderaan sementara.
Beliau turut memaklumkan hingga kini, pihaknya telah menerima tawaran lebih 200 kenderaan sementara yang bersedia untuk dipinjamkan kepada mangsa, daripada pelbagai entiti korporat.
"Kita menerima komitmen membabitkan 50 kenderaan daripada Carsome, Carro (30), GoCar (20), dan DRB-Hicom (62)," katanya.
SUBANG JAYA – Jumlah mangsa di pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) Masjid Putra Heights terus meningkat pada hari ini iaitu 379 mangsa daripada 97 keluarga berbanding 374 mangsa daripada 95 keluarga tengah malam tadi.
Berdasarkan jumlah yang dipaparkan di PPS berkenaan setakat pukul 8 pagi ini melibatkan 133 mangsa lelaki dewasa, wanita dewasa (137), kanak-kanak lelaki (62) dan kanak-kanak perempuan (51).
Manakala bagi bayi lelaki seramai empat mangsa, bayi perempuan (dua), warga emas lelaki (19) dan warga emas wanita (18).
Orang kelaninan upaya lelaki melibatkan 14 individu manakala perempuan empat mangsa. – KOSMO! ONLINE