Cops rule out quarry activities as cause of Ipoh tremors, investigations ongoing

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Police will hold discussions with various departments and agencies to determine the cause of the explosions and tremors reported in several areas of Ipoh, Perak on Wednesday (June 18).   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3545xnux  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:01Police are working with multiple agencies to determine the cause of explosions and ground tremors reported in several parts of EPO on Wednesday.

00:10Perak Police Chief Datuk Noor Hisam-Nordin said on Thursday that initial investigations have been carried out,

00:17including information gathered from the State Minerals and Geoscience Department and residents who felt the tremors.

00:25He said JMG has confirmed that the incident was not linked to quarry blasting as no such activity occurred at the time.

00:33Police have not received reports of damage to public or private property.

00:38Noor Hisam urged the public, especially those who experienced the tremors, to remain calm, be patient,

00:45and refrain from spreading false information as the situation remains under control.

00:50EPO Police Chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad clarified on Wednesday

00:57that no explosive training exercises were conducted at the Ulu Kinta General Operations Force Northern Brigade

01:04following reports of tremors and loud sounds in Chemur and Chepor at around 10.30 a.m.

01:10A similar event occurred on October 21 last year when residents in multiple areas including Tasek, Meru, Falim, Manjoy, Chemur, and Sungai Siput

01:22reported a strong tremor followed by a loud boom at about 11.06 a.m.

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