Gas fire in Malaysia injures more than 100 people and damages 49 houses

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(1 Apr 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Selangor - 1 April 2025 1. Wide of fire and smoke, zoom in to mid shot STORYLINE: A fire caused by a burst gas pipe spread to several homes and sent a fireball soaring into the sky outside Malaysia’s largest city Tuesday, injuring more than 100 people. The towering inferno near a gas station in Putra Heights outside Kuala Lumpur was visible for kilometers (miles) and lasted for several hours. It happened during a public holiday as Muslims, who