20140314 Malaysia Eight Injured In Serian Factory Explosion
Malaysia Mar 14 2014 “Factories”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 1 to 9
Eight Injured In Serian Factory Explosion
Updated: 2014–03–14–12:00
SERIAN (Sarawak), March 14 (Bernama) — Two people were critically injured while six others sustained light injuries when a factory processing acetylene gas here caught fire and exploded at about 4pm Friday.
The explosion caused the factory building to collapse and razed to the ground.
According to a Serian Fire and Rescue station spokesman, the fire had been completely put out but efforts were being carried out to search for more victims under the rubbles.
He said as at 9pm, the Fire and Rescue team had pulled out eight workers from the factory.
“The victims were rushed to Serian Hospital for treatment, in which two were critically hurt while six others suffered light injuries,” he said.
Apart from the destruction of the factory, several nearby buildings, including a petrol station and several cars were also damaged.
–BERNAMA
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