Chemical Explosion Levels Building, Injures 32Chemical Explosion Levels Building, Injures 32

The explosion occurred at a chemical recycling facility, injuring passersby and destroying the building.

Kristen Kazarian, Managing Editor

January 21, 2025

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Police, firefighters, and Klang Health Office officers were conducting inspections at the site on Tuesday.
Police, firefighters, and Klang Health Office officers were conducting inspections at the site on Tuesday.Dima Berlin/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

Local police have confirmed that 32 individuals were injured in an explosion at a chemical recycling plant in Taman Perindustrian Kapar Indah, Klang, Maylasia, on January 20, 2025.

A team of seven men from the Klang Utara Fire and Rescue station was dispatched to the scene after the department were alerted to the incident at about 4.30 p.m. The team noticed yellow smoke, which caused eye irritation, billowing out of the premises.

Klang Utara District Police Chief ACP S. Vijaya Rao stated that the injured individuals were in the vicinity when the explosion occurred.

"All of them are locals. They received outpatient treatment at the Tunku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital and were allowed to return home. No serious injuries were reported," he said when contacted by Malaysian national news agency Bernama.

A Bernama reporter who visited the scene on January 21 observed that police, firefighters, and officers from the Klang Health Office were conducting inspections at the site.

Earlier, Selangor Department of Environment Director Nor Aziah Jaafar was reported as saying that negligence and violation of license conditions would be part of the investigation in connection with the incident.

Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan stated that initial investigations indicated that the explosion was caused by chemicals stored in the plant's compound.

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About the Author

Kristen Kazarian

Managing Editor

Kristen Kazarian has been a writer and editor for more than three decades. She has worked at several consumer magazines and B2B publications in the fields of food and beverage, packaging, processing, women's interest, local news, health and nutrition, fashion and beauty, automotive, and IT.

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