KUALA LUMPUR: Two people were killed and two others injured in a gas explosion at a factory on Jalan Utama 2/26, Taman Perindustrian Puchong Utama here today.
Selangor fire and rescue department operations division assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said a distress call was received at 10.14am.
He said 16 firemen from the Puchong, Subang and Cyberjaya stations were despatched to the scene.
“The explosion involved acetylene gas at the factory. Ventilation work is underway to clear the gas inside the building,” he said in a statement.