JOHOR BAHRU (Jan 11): A total of 42 residents from 12 houses in Jalan Bukit Kempas 1/4, Taman Bukit Kempas here were ordered to vacate their homes after a landslide occurred in their residential area.
Larkin Fire station operations commander deputy fire officer 1 Suhaimi Jamal said that the station received a report of the incident, which was believed to have been caused by a leaking pipe from a tank owned by Ranhill SAJ Sdn Bhd at 6.37am today.
“Following the report, an inspection was conducted and a leaking eight inch pipe was found near the road shoulder.
“As such, the fire and rescue department had to order residents near the landslide to vacate their homes to avoid untoward incidents,” he said when contacted here today.