KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Environment (DOE) will carry out air quality monitoring following this morning’s gas pipeline fire at Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, Selangor.
Its director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar said the Selangor DOE had deployed an initial team to the site to conduct a preliminary assessment.
“The public is advised to avoid areas near the fire,” he told Bernama when contacted.
He added that further updates would be announced through a media statement once all relevant information had been gathered.
Meanwhile, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director of operations, Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar, said his department received a distress call about the incident at 8.23 am, and firefighting operations were ongoing.
He said that the fire was caused by a gas pipeline leak spanning approximately 500 meters, with towering flames, while evacuation efforts were underway to ensure residents’ safety.
