No loss of life in Klang explosion, say Selangor police

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An explosion at a chemical factory in Klang resulted in no casualties, confirmed Selangor Police Chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan.  In a statement, he reported that the incident occurred on Monday (Jan 20) at the Kapar Bestari Industrial Park in Klang.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/f4jkfsbz  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Authorities have confirmed that an explosion at a chemical factory in Klang caused significant

00:07damage but resulted in no casualties. Selangor Police Chief Commissioner Datuk Hussein Omar

00:13Khan stated that the incident occurred on Monday at the Kapar Bestari Industrial Park in Klang.

00:19Preliminary investigations suggest that the explosion originated from chemicals stored

00:23within the factory compound, causing extensive damage to the building and nearby facilities.

00:28State Fire and Rescue Department Assistant Director Operations Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar

00:33reported the presence of yellow smoke at the scene, which caused eye irritation.

00:37He added that the material involved in the fire was identified as

00:40recycled acid. Ahmad Mukhlis assured that the air quality at the location has since

00:45been deemed normal. Investigations into the cause of the explosion and safety

00:49measures at the site are ongoing.

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