The terrifying moment a huge ball of fire mushroomed into the sky has been caught on camera.
The major gas pipe explosion left at least 63 people in the hospital and a total of 112 people affected, authorities said.
Efforts are ongoing to control the fire and evacuate residents after the explosion devastated the local area on Tuesday (April 1).
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In one video, a mushroom-like cloud of fire could be seen erupting from the ground.
The flames could be seen getting darker and darker until black dust started to spit from the blaze, as reported by Need To Know.
In another clip, a car passenger filmed the fire spreading to grassy areas and burning trees.
In a third, taken from the window of a nearby building, the blaze could be seen growing taller as fire fighters sprayed it from every side.
National oil company Petronas said in a statement that the fire broke out at one of its gas pipeline in Putra Heights, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday morning.
Residents said they felt the doors and windows of their homes shake.
The blaze is still ongoing.
The full extent of the injuries and damage so far is not immediately clear.
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