The Star 12 Apr 19;
KUALA LUMPUR: A fire and explosion occurred early Friday morning at the Pengerang Integrated Complex in Johor.
According to a statement by Petronas, the incident took place at 1.25am whereby an emergency and fire response team was deployed and contained the fire within 30 minutes.
"The situation is under control and all relevant authorities have been informed," it said.
"We will provide additional information in due course as investigation is still being carried out."
Comments on social media have suggested that the blast could be felt as far off as Pasir Gudang.
Massive blast reported at Pengerang’s Rapid oil-and-gas facility (VIDEO)
Ben Tan Malay Mail 12 Apr 19;
JOHOR BARU, April 12 — An explosion and fire occurred at the Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (Rapid) project in Pengerang here early this morning.
The shock of the 1.30am explosion was reportedly felt by residents of several nearby residential areas.
According to social media posts, the blast was also loud enough to be heard within a 50km radius of the project.
It is still unknown if anybody has been hurt in the incident.
