According to authorities, a fire broke out at a gas pipeline operated by Malaysian state energy firm Petronas on Tuesday, April 1, outside the capital Kuala Lumpur, injuring 33 people. Six of the injured were taken to hospital, Selangor fire department director Wan Md Razali Wan Ismail told broadcaster Astro Awani.
Operations to fight the fire are ongoing. There are people trapped in houses in Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru and rescue efforts are ongoing, said Mohd Najwan Halimi, chairman of the Selangor Disaster Management Committee, according to state news agency Bernama.
According to a statement, the pipeline has been isolated and homes were said to have been affected by the fire.
News and social media images and videos showed a large fire and a massive orange flame in the sky as smoke billowed out. According to the department's report, a large flame emerged from a leak in a pipeline about 500 m (1,640 feet) long in
