Work To Drain Water From Putra Heights Crater Continues

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The gas pipeline blast in Putra Heights last Tuesday left a crater measuring about 21m by 24m with a depth of 10m. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR: Authorities today continued working to drain stagnant water from the crater left by the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, which had collected due to persistent rainfall over the past few days.
Subang Jaya police chief Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said that efforts to drain the water were ongoing after last night’s rainfall which caused a slight increase in the level of water in the crater.
“Although there has been a minor rise in accumulated water, the situation remains under control and pumping activities are proceeding smoothly,” he said when contacted by Bernama.
Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain is scheduled to visit the incident command post in Putra Heights later today.
Meanwhile, fire and rescue department director-general Nor Hisham Mohammad confirmed that two water pumping machines had been stationed at the scene and were ready to operate whenever needed.
The Petronas gas pipeline fire which broke out at 8.10am last Tuesday saw flames rising more than 30m with temperatures reaching 1,000 degrees Celsius.
It took almost eight hours to completely extinguish the fire. A total of 148 houses were damaged but could still be occupied after repair, while 87 houses were damaged beyond repair.
According to the health ministry, 38 of the 146 victims are still undergoing treatment, 18 of them at government hospitals and the remaining 20 at private health facilities.
None of the victims is in the ICU and no fatalities have been reported. - FMT

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