NIBONG TEBAL: A family of five suffered injuries in an explosion believed to have been caused by cooking gas leakage at their home in Taman Cenderawasih here last night.
The explosion also caused at least two other houses as well as a motorcycle and a car parked at the back and in front of the house to suffer damage.
Fire and rescue department operations officer Abd Syukur @ Ilhami Musa said the department received information about the incident at 9.45pm.
“When we arrived at the scene, we found that the damage to the three houses was similar to the effect of an explosion.
“We believe it was due to cooking gas leakage,” he said when contacted today.
He said that all five victims were sent to Penang Hospital.
Meanwhile, state executive councillor Phee Boon Poh said the victims were a 35-year-old man, his twin sons, aged five, and his two nieces, aged 14 and 20.
He said the family had just returned home and were opening the door when there was a loud explosion.
A neighbour, R Sumathi, 44, said she was shocked to see the victims, including two children, covered in blood and with severe injuries, standing in front of her house when she opened the gate.
“They ran to my house after the explosion, crying and asking for help,” said Sumathi, who helped to send the lightly injured victims to hospital.
Another neighbour, Hashim Ahmad, 41, said he was in a room while his wife and son were in the living room when they were startled by the sound of an explosion and strong tremors.
“Initially, I thought it was an earthquake. Apparently, it was an explosion that happened next door.
“Upon realising this, we immediately evacuated the house for fear of another explosion.
“At that time, a crowd had already gathered in front of our house. Our ceiling, walls and various equipment were damaged. We suffered more than RM30,000 in damages,” he said. - FMT
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