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No reason to start new probe on Putra Heights blaze, says Selangor MB
Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari said the full investigation report on the Putra Heights pipeline explosion will be made public once clearance is obtained from the relevant authorities. (EPA Images pic)
PETALING JAYA : Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari has dismissed calls for another investigation into the gas pipeline explosion in Putra Heights.
Amirudin said there was no reason to restart the entire process, which had already involved 212 witnesses, Utusan Malaysia reported.
'There's no need to start another investigation from A to Z. We don't need to spend another eight months on this, right?' he was quoted as saying after an event in Cyberjaya today.
He also said the state government was not involved in the probe and had only acted as a witness, alongside local authorities, nearby developers, a security guard, an excavator operator, and Petronas officers.
Amirudin was responding to the Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru Residents' Welfare Association, which expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome of the investigation and called for a review of the findings.
Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said the explosion and fire on April 1 had been classified as requiring no further action after investigators found no evidence of negligence or sabotage. He said the case could be reopened if new evidence emerged.
Amirudin said the full report would be made public once clearance is obtained from the relevant authorities.
'Those who are unhappy can review the report themselves and identify who was responsible. It provides a picture of the responsible parties.
'We can't simply assume that everything was interfered with. Perceptions cannot be proven scientifically or with certainty,' he said.
