Malaysians rubbish DOSH's claim weak soil beneath gas pipeline root cause of Putra Heights inferno
This aside, witty Malaysians are not in concordance with the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) findings that while the PETRONAS gas pipeline met technical specifications, its lower part was not adequately supported by the soft and moist ground.
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HASIL SIASATAN KES KEBOCORAN DAN KEBAKARAN TALIAN PAIP GAS DI PUTRA HEIGHTS, SUBANG JAYA. pic.twitter.com/vEPVV0sMNi
— JKKP / DOSH Malaysia (@doshmalaysia) June 30, 2025
'This caused a physical failure at the pipe segment at the location of the blast, resulting in gas leakage which ignited and exploded,' reasoned DOSH's Petroleum Safety Department director Husdin Che Amat.
Unfortunately to Husdin, many Malaysians are firmly standing behind the over 400 families displaced by the incident by 'rubbishing' DOSH's geological rationale as evident from a Buletin TV3 Facebook post on the outcome of DOSH's probe.
In essence, they sent a strong message to remind the agency under the Human Resources Ministry 'not to fool the entire nation just to cover up the real culprit'.
Quite a number of commenters even belittled the probe as 'blaming soil movement for the spark that triggered the explosion/inferno' to even 'blaming the worms/termites for accidentally knocking on the gas pipeline'.
Many expressed disappointment with the final outcome, insinuating that it was a cover-up to safeguard the interest of the property developer 'who can now read the news smiling while sipping coffee'.
Some commenters urged affected residents as well as those residing within the radius of the gas pipeline blast to take up group suit/seek compensation from the real culprits.
Interestingly, more brickbats directed at the relevant authorities (and property developer) can be found on DAP's Facebook page in which Puchong MP Yeo Bee Yin wanted PETRONAS to bear responsibility for the incident which caused an estimated RM65.4 mil in total value of losses and damage to residences.
'While I agree with Datuk Hussein (Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan) that there appears to be no sabotage or criminal intent, I respectfully disagree that negligence was absent,' opined the former energy, science, technology, environment and climate change minister.
'As the owner of the pipeline, PETRONAS should have ensured that all their assets were maintained in proper condition.'
At the end of the day, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) may have to step in to ensure that there is no so-called 'under table' element in the preparation of the DOSH findings. – July 2, 2025
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