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Home / News / World News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Over 100 injured after massive fire breaks out in Malaysia

IN PHOTOS: Over 100 injured after massive fire breaks out in Malaysia

Updated On: 01 April, 2025 02:14 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

A massive fire caused by a gas pipeline leak forced people from their homes and injured more than 100 during Eid celebrations near Malaysia`s capital on Tuesday, fire officials said. Pics and Text/AFP

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A massive fire caused by a gas pipeline leak forced people from their homes and injured more than 100 during Eid celebrations near Malaysia`s capital on Tuesday, fire officials said. Pics and Text/AFP

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A massive fire caused by a gas pipeline leak forced people from their homes and injured more than 100 during Eid celebrations near Malaysia`s capital on Tuesday, fire officials said. Pics and Text/AFP
<p>The inferno, which was visible kilometres away, was caused by "a gas pipeline leak stretching approximately 500 metres (1,600 feet)", said fire officials in Selangor state near Kuala Lumpur</p>

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The inferno, which was visible kilometres away, was caused by "a gas pipeline leak stretching approximately 500 metres (1,600 feet)", said fire officials in Selangor state near Kuala Lumpur

<p>The valve to the affected pipeline belonging to Malaysia`s state-run oil firm Petronas has been shut off, the fire officials said in a statement</p>

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The valve to the affected pipeline belonging to Malaysia`s state-run oil firm Petronas has been shut off, the fire officials said in a statement

<p>While the early morning blaze was coming under control in the afternoon, more than 100 people were injured, the fire department told AFP</p>

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While the early morning blaze was coming under control in the afternoon, more than 100 people were injured, the fire department told AFP

<p>About 60 of the injured were hospitalised, Selangor deputy police chief Mohamad Zaini Abu Hassan was quoted as saying by local broadcaster Astro Awani</p>

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About 60 of the injured were hospitalised, Selangor deputy police chief Mohamad Zaini Abu Hassan was quoted as saying by local broadcaster Astro Awani

<p>Selangor Chief Minister Amirudin Shari said in a Facebook post that a temporary relief centre had been set up at a nearby mosque</p>

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Selangor Chief Minister Amirudin Shari said in a Facebook post that a temporary relief centre had been set up at a nearby mosque

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