KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Environment (DOE) will carry out air quality monitoring following Tuesday morning’s gas pipeline fire at Jalan Putra Harmoni in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, Selangor.

Its director general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar said the Selangor DOE had deployed an initial team to the site to conduct a preliminary assessment.

“The public is advised to avoid areas near the fire,” he told Bernama when contacted.

He added that further updates would be announced through a media statement, once all relevant information have been gathered.

Meanwhile, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said his department received a distress call about the incident at 8.23 a.m., and firefighting operations were on-going.

He said that the fire was caused by a gas pipeline leak spanning approximately 500 metres, with towering flames, while evacuation efforts were underway to ensure residents’ safety.