Fire Dept studying best practices in gas pipeline management, safety

The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department is studying the best practices used at the international level in the management and safety of gas pipelines in the country as part of efforts to improve the existing system.

Its director-general Nor Hisham Mohammad said the best practices that are identified would be proposed to the relevant parties, including Petronas, to prevent a recurrence of the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights on April 1.

"We will propose or make comparisons of the best practices implemented worldwide (regarding the management of gas pipelines) for us to make suggestions to Petronas,” he said.

Nor Hisham told reporters this after the handover ceremony of the Letter of Acceptance (For Supply Tender) between the fire department and CLW Special Automobile (M) Sdn Bhd (CLW Malaysia) today.

The gas pipeline fire, which occurred at 8.10am on April 1, sent flames soaring over 30 metres high, with temperatures reaching up to 1,000 degrees Celsius.

It took nearly eight hours for the blaze to be fully extinguished.

Probe ongoing

Elaborating, Nor Hisham said five of his officers are still on duty at the site to obtain data relating to the Putra Heights disaster.

"We are still in the investigation phase and need about two weeks to compile the preliminary data that we receive,” he said.

He added that his team is also collaborating with other technical agencies, such as the Department of Occupational Safety and Health regarding the incident.

"We will sit down together and gather all available information regarding the findings of the incident,” he said.

- Bernama

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