LPG cylinders explode after lorry catches fire on SILK Highway
KAJANG: A lorry driver escaped unhurt while his attendant suffered burns after a lorry carrying gas cylinders caught fire before several cylinders exploded at Km0.1 of the SILK Highway yesterday.
Yesterday, a truck carrying gas cylinders caught fire on the SILK Highway near Km0.1, resulting in several cylinders exploding. The incident occurred when the 55-year-old lorry driver noticed the cylinders on fire and promptly stopped the vehicle on the roadside. However, the attendant suffered burns while the driver escaped unharmed.
The lorry, which was completely destroyed by the fire, was carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders weighing about 98 percent of its total load. Fire and rescue personnel from Selangor rushed to the scene, with eight personnel along with a Fire Rescue Tender and Emergency Medical Rescue Service unit dispatched. The cause of the fire and the extent of the losses are still under investigation.
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