Three victims remain in hospital after an air-conditioning gas explosion at a Kuala Lumpur university, with one student confirmed dead.
KUALA LUMPUR: Three victims of an explosion at a private university in the capital remain hospitalised.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said a 54-year-old female contractor is in stable condition at Kuala Lumpur Hospital with embedded metal fragments and burns.
A 19-year-old female student is unconscious in intensive care at the same hospital with internal brain bleeding and a cracked skull.
The third victim is a 22-year-old Indonesian canteen worker under observation at Sungai Buloh Hospital.
Six other victims have been allowed to return home.
Media reported that a 24-year-old mechanical engineering student died from his injuries at Kuala Lumpur Hospital yesterday.
The air-conditioning gas explosion occurred at about 11.40 am in a maintenance area adjacent to a cafeteria on the university’s fourth floor.
Fadil said the Fire and Rescue Department is investigating the cause.
Police will provide updates on the investigation’s progress.
