KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, presented personal contributions through Yayasan Sultan Ibrahim Johor to the victims of the Putra Heights gas pipeline blaze in Subang Jaya today.
308 heads of households affected by the disaster, who are being sheltered at the temporary relief centre (PPS) in Masjid Putra Heights' Dewan Serbaguna, received RM1,000 cash assistance each to ease their burden.
The sovereign also spent time engaging with and enquiring about the wellbeing of the victims at the PPS.
Earlier, His Majesty arrived at the relief centre at 10.22am, accompanied by the Raja Muda of Selangor Tengku Amir Shah.
Also present were Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari, Agriculture and Food Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, and Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.
As of 8am today, 382 victims from 98 families were still sheltering at the PPS.
The fire at the Petronas gas pipeline, which occurred at 8.10am on Tuesday (April 1), saw flames soaring over 30 metres high with temperatures reaching 1,000°C, taking nearly eight hours to be completely extinguished.
87 houses have been declared as "total loss” in the aftermath of the disaster, while 148 other affected houses that sustained damage are deemed to be safe and can be occupied after repairs.
Meanwhile, in a post on the Facebook page of Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, His Majesty expressed appreciation to all personnel of government departments and agencies, as well as non-governmental organisations, who joined forces to assist the victims.
— Bernama
