Gas pipeline explosion injures 100 in Malaysia

At least 100 people were injured when a massive fire caused by a gas pipeline leak forced people from their homes during Eid celebrations.

Fire officials in Selangor state near Kuala Lumpur said in a statement that the inferno, which was visible kilometres away, was caused by a gas pipeline leak stretching approximately 500 metres (1,600 feet).

According to the statement, the valve to the affected pipeline belonging to Malaysia’s state-run oil firm Petronas has been shut…