KUALA LUMPUR (May 15): A total of 76 houses in Taman Matang Jaya, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, sustained various types of damage (pictured) after being struck by flying gravel fragments from a nearby quarry during a blasting operation on Tuesday (May 13).
However, the residents’ association chairman Saidfudddin Mohd Adam, 49, said the quarry operator has agreed to cover the repair costs for all affected homes, following a meeting held with the residents after the incident.
He said the blast, which occurred at around 3.15pm, was unusually powerful compared to previous detonations, causing rock fragments to travel nearly a kilometre and strike residents’ homes.
“I’ve been living here since 2006, and it’s normal for us to hear quarry explosions. But this time, residents described it as extremely loud, with rocks as large as crash helmets flying into the air, damaging roofs. It has left the community anxious and worried,” he said when met at the housing area on Thursday.
Saidfudddin said 13 houses suffered severe roof damage, while 63 others experienced various issues, including cracked walls, damaged ceilings and floors, burst water pipes, and damaged electrical appliances.
A 20-year-old resident had suffered minor injuries when he was hit by fragments of a window grille that were thrown by the impact of the stone, Saidfudddin added.
He said that the park area consisted of 240 single-storey terrace houses, involving about 1,000 residents.
A resident, Salwa Mat Radzi, 55, said she and her husband were in the kitchen when the explosion was heard, before a large stone hit the roof and fell into their living room.
“I did hear the warning siren before the explosion, but I didn’t expect the impact to be this bad, like the house being hit by a meteor. The incident worries me because had we been in the living room at the time, we might have been injured,” she said.
Another resident, Maizatul Ikmal Ramli, 29, said no one was in his house at the time of the incident, but his wife, who later returned home, found a hole in the roof and stone fragments scattered on the floor.
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Source: EdgeProp.my
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