Gas Pipeline Blaze Victim Recounts Earthquake Like Tremor

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“A tremor that felt like an earthquake.” That was what residents nearby said it felt like when a gas pipeline burst, causing a massive fire, at Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, Selangor, this morning.
A victim, 17-year-old Tan Jia Shin, said 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 8.10am.
“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 100m 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.
A Bernama survey found that victims who suffered minor injuries were placed at the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple in Subang Jaya to receive treatment from Health Ministry personnel.
As of 11am, 30 people have received early treatment, while some have been sent to hospitals in Serdang, Putrajaya, and Cyberjaya for further treatment.
- Bernama

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