Old Town White Coffee warehouse experiences major explosion, 8 seriously injured

A worker being treated outside the blast via Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department
A worker being treated outside the blast via Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department

An early morning gas explosion at a warehouse belonging to a popular national kopitiam chain along Jalan Subang has injured eight employees.

Fire and Rescue photos show the burned and bloodied Old Town White Coffee workers being taken away by ambulance with what appeared to be fairly serious injuries.

The warehouse kitchen experienced an explosion when an industrial cooking gas cylinder, used for cooking soup, combusted. It burned six seriously, while two others sustained injuries from flying splinters.

The victims were all foreign workers from Myanmar and Nepal, aged between 21 and 28. They were taken to Serdang Hospital.

We’re sending all of our well-wishes to them and hope they recover soon.

An injured employee being treated by rescuers via Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department


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