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TWO INJURED IN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT EXPLOSION IN PASIR GUDANG

Published : 28/01/2026 09:30 AM

JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 28  (Bernama) —Two men suffered burns to their faces and bodies in an explosion involving an air conditioning unit in a container at Tanjung Puteri Resort, Pasir Gudang, yesterday evening. 

The Johor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Operations Centre said it received a distress call at 4.51 pm before firefighters from the Pasir Gudang Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) were dispatched to the scene, arriving there about 11 minutes later.

Upon arrival, the team found that an explosion had occurred involving the container’s air conditioning unit, and the fire had been extinguished using a dry powder fire extinguisher, it said.

The two victims were then taken to the Sultan Ismail Hospital (HSI) for further treatment.

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