15 involved in excavation work questioned over gas pipeline explosion, say cops

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Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan says there is no need to reveal the names of the contractors allegedly involved in the explosion.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/04/06/25-homes-completely-destroyed-by-putra-heights-blaze/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/04/06/kebakaran-paip-gas-15-individu-daripada-kontraktor-pekerja-dirakam-keterangan/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #HusseinOmarKhan #PutraHeights #PipeLineGas

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00:00The police have questioned 15 individuals, including contractors, subcontractors and

00:07workers who are believed to have been directly involved in excavation work to install sewage

00:12pipes near the site of the Putra Heights gas pipeline explosion.

00:17Selangor Police Chief Hussein Omar Khan said there is no need to reveal the names of the

00:21contractors allegedly involved in the explosion, adding that the police's investigation into

00:27the blaze has not been classified as a criminal case.

00:30Hussein said while the police found that the distance between the sewage pipe and the gas

00:34pipeline was 1.6 meters, the sewage pipe did not show any signs of obvious disturbance

00:39that could jeopardize the gas pipeline.

00:42Hussein also said 25 homes were completely destroyed by the blaze following the explosion

00:47last Tuesday.

00:49He added that 219 of the 439 homes evaluated in the blast's radius were found to have

00:55been damaged, of which 87 homes experienced damage exceeding 20%.

01:00Hussein said homes with less than 20% damage are allowed to be repaired by the residents

01:05or property owners starting today.

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