Houses of worship turn temporary treatment centre for fire victims

Houses of worship turn temporary treatment centre for fire victims

Bernama
Published: Apr 1, 2025 5:07 PM
Updated: 8:49 PM


A temple at Persiaran Harmoni in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, has been used as a temporary location to house victims of the gas pipeline fire at Jalan Putra Harmoni Putra Heights to receive initial treatment.

Bernama’s observation found that victims from various races were taken by authorities and members of the public to the Sri Maha Kaliamman Temple nearby, which is located near the fire department’s operations centre.

Around the temple, victims with minor injuries such as burns, cuts, and breathing difficulties were given initial treatment by Health Ministry personnel.

The victims were then taken by ambulance to the hospitals in Serdang, Cyberjaya, and Putrajaya.

Members of the public, mostly residents of the affected areas, also joined hands to help control traffic on several routes to facilitate the movement of fire engines, police, and ambulances in and out of the scene.

USJ 9 Al Falah Mosque through a post on its Facebook page also informed that its management agreed to open the mosque for residents to rest and seek temporary shelter.

According to the post, victims can contact the mosque or go directly to the mosque for any assistance.

Meanwhile, another two mosques, namely Nurul Iman Mosque and Putra Height Mosque, were used as temporary evacuation centres (PPS) to accommodate victims affected by the fire.

A total of 112 victims and 190 houses were affected in the incident with 63 people sent to the hospitals in Cyberjaya, Serdang, and Putrajaya for further treatment.

In addition, 49 more victims received initial treatment at the Sri Maha Kaliamman Temple.

At 8.10am this morning, the Fire and Rescue Department received a call regarding a fire at the gas pipeline at Jalan Putra Harmoni Heights and a total of 78 firefighters with 22 assets including 10 FRT engines, four EMRS units, five water tanker units, one Hazmat unit, one BA Tanker unit, and one ALP unit were deployed to the location to carry out firefighting operations and rescue victims.

So far, no deaths have been reported, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

- Bernama