Kuala Lumpur: Those affected by the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, including the victims, are advised to lodge police reports to facilitate the investigation process and distribution of assistance.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Kota Raja Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu emphasized the importance of police reports in facilitating follow-up action by the authorities, including extending assistance to the victims concerned. “We urged all those affected to file reports involving the damage, loss and so on. The police have opened more counters to facilitate this process,” he told reporters after visiting the Incident Command Post (PKTK) in Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights.

Yesterday, Subang Jaya police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat stated that the police had received 66 reports from victims in the fire incident, most of them concerning damage to their homes and vehicles. On Tuesday, Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) confirmed that the fire occurred at the main pipeline owned by Petronas Gas Bhd (PGB).

The fire, which broke out at 8.10 am, took almost eight hours to extinguish and resulted in the formation of a 32-foot deep crater measuring approximately 70×80 feet at the scene. Mohamad, who is Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, mentioned that the affected homeowners were allowed to return to their houses in stages today for inventory inspection.

He explained that they will be accompanied by the police and personnel from the Malaysian Fire and Rescue department and also Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). He added that the fire affected 485 people with 33 of them still in hospital for treatment.