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1 dead, 3 hurt in Telok Panglima Garang oil tank fire

Blaze affected the Emery Oleochemicals plant in industrial area

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 01 May 2021 8:45PM

1 dead, 3 hurt in Telok Panglima Garang oil tank fire
The affected crude oil tanks at the Emery Oleochemicals plant in Telok Panglima Garang, Selangor, today. – Sinar Harian pic, May 1, 2021

SHAH ALAM – One individual was killed and three others were injured when two crude oil tanks caught fire at the Emery Oleochemicals plant in the Telok Panglima Garang industrial area today.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis in a statement today said they received a distress call at 5.36pm.

Firefighters from the Telok Panglima Garang, Banting and Andalas Fire and Rescue stations were deployed to the scene, he added.

According to reports, Norazam said the 100 x 100 sq ft plant houses the two crude oil tanks, which were 50% burnt. – Bernama, May 1, 2021

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