A series of explosions rocked Centrepoint Complex, Klang, when three gas cylinders suddenly blew up. The cylinders, transported in a Toyota Hilux were filled with ethylene gas for use in welding and the shaping and cutting of iron. No one was injured except for the male driver of the Hilux. The explosion occurred behind a row of shop houses along Jalan Taiping.
A team of six firemen from the Sungai Pinang station rushed to the scene and managed to put out the fire and clear the debris two hours later.
According to the station’s duty officer Maulud Bedul, forensic investigation indicated that there had been a leakage from one of the cylinders.
“We inspected one of the CCTVs installed in the area and saw that the driver had stopped the car for a while. The explosion happened when he started driving again,” said Maulud, adding that the car’s engine was left running all the time.
“The driver might have been smoking, thus triggering the explosion,” he added.
Meanwhile, police have ruled out foul play.
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