Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Explosion at Empire Shopping Gallery..

As i was sipping through my coffee this morning... a friend asked me... "did you read the news today?... ader mcm explosion kat the empire shopping complex…apparently the newspaper is reporting that a gas tank exploded near the starbucks…looks quite bad…"...

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Update from the Malaysian Insider




SUBANG JAYA, Sept 28 — Four people were hurt in an early morning explosion at the Empire Gallery shopping mall here, which was heard from as far away as Bangsar.

Eyewitnesses described a scene of chaos, adding police, ambulances and the fire brigade are still on the scene.

Police tracker dogs are also there as the cops and Fire and Rescue Department personnel from stations across Subang Jaya, Shah Alam, Damansara and Puchong investigate the incident.

According to the department, a distress called was received at 3.45am this morning of an explosion at the mall, located at the entrance of Subang Jaya from the Federal Highway.

Early investigations show that the explosion started from the mall’s front and involved a gas pipeline. A media report states that the explosion occurred inside the Starbucks outlet.

read more here ---Explosion Rips Through Empire Gallery Four Hurt

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Update from the The Star Online

SUBANG JAYA: Four people were injured while more than 300 people rescued and evacuated when an explosion occurred inside the Starbucks outlet at the Empire Subang here early Wednesday.

Four people, who were also trapped in the lower ground floor of the shopping complex that also houses a boutique hotel, were rescued by firemen from the Subang Jaya Fire and Rescue Department.

The 3.45am gas tank explosion that happened at the outlet located on the lower ground floor also damaged two other floors of the complex.

The injured, including a Nepali security guard and a local, who sustained cuts caused by falling shattered glass, were sent to the hospital for treatment.

read more here ---Four injured in shopping mall blast in Subang

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Fuh! Lamanya tak update blog ni.. berhabuk sudah...