At least 33 people were injured after a fire broke out at a gas pipeline operated by Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas on Tuesday, the fire department said.
Six of those injured in the fire were hospitalized, officials said.
What do we know about the fire?
The fire, which broke out during Eid celebrations, was caused by "a gas pipeline leak stretching approximately 500 meters (1,600 feet)," according to a statement from Selangor state fire officials.
The valve to the affected pipeline has been shut off, the statement said.
Eyewitnesses said the blaze was visible for several kilometers (miles).
Seven residents had to be rescued from their homes after they caught fire, the statement said.
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Aerial footage of the gas pipeline explosion and fire in Putra Heights, Malaysia. At least 25 injured.pic.twitter.com/QDoZor9CXw
Selangor Disaster Management Committee chairman Mohd Najwan Halimi told state news agency Bernama that there were people trapped in houses in the village of Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru and rescue efforts were ongoing,
"All of a sudden, we heard a loud bang and then total chaos," a resident living near the site of the fire was quoted as saying by the The Star newspaper.
"We immediately left the house and soon saw other residents leaving too."
The Eid celebrations mark the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.