FIVE people have been transferred to Serdang Hospital and 25 others sustained injuries following the gas pipeline fire at Jalan Putra Harmoni, this morning.
A report from the Smart Selangor Operation Centre (SSOC) stated that the fire had spread to several homes in the nearby Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru, though the exact number of affected properties is still unknown.
“There are also reports of victims trapped inside their homes. Rescue efforts are ongoing to save those still trapped,” the report read.
Those rescued have been taken to the Dewan Serbaguna Masjid Putra Heights relief centre for safety.
Bernama reported that residents said an earlier tremor felt like an earthquake.
A victim, 17-year-old Tan Jia Shin said that when the incident occurred, she, her heavily pregnant mother, father and two siblings were in the house when they felt a strong tremor at about 8am.
"We quickly rushed out and saw the fire raging and our home was just two lanes away from the site of the incident.
"At that time, our only thoughts were our pregnant mother's safety. We all rushed out of the house without taking anything, not even the car, with the help of firefighters,” she said when met by Bernama.
Another victim, 42-year-old Lee Weng Ken, who suffered burns to his left leg, said he was shocked when the ceiling of his house collapsed and crushed his vehicle parked in the compound of the house at about 8.10 am.
"I rushed out of my house but fell and suffered burns due to the heat from the blaze near my house,” he said.
Meanwhile, another victim who only wanted to be known as Andy, 52, said his house was located about 100 metres from the site of the inferno.
He added that, during the incident, he and his two children, aged 14 and 18, felt a tremor and went out and saw the raging fire.
"I could only take the car out. My 18-year-old daughter injured her foot when she fell while climbing the fence due to the heat.
"Everything around the house has melted (because the flames were so hot), making it difficult for us to get out of the house,” he said. - April 1, 2025
