“A tremor that felt like an earthquake.” That was what residents nearby said it felt like when a gas pipeline burst, causing a massive fire, at Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, Selangor, this morning.

A victim, 17-year-old Tan Jia Shin, said when the incident occurred, she, her heavily pregnant mother, father, and two siblings were in the house when they felt a strong tremor at about 8am.

“We quickly rushed out and saw...