A colossal fire erupted Tuesday in a Malaysian suburb outside Kuala Lumpur due to a burst gas pipeline, prompting evacuations of nearby homes.

A massive fire erupted on the outskirts of Malaysia's capital on Tuesday, triggered by a gas leak from a pipeline owned by state-run energy company Petronas. The blaze injured over 100 people and caused widespread damage.

A leaking gas pipeline has sparked a huge fire on the outskirts of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur. The inferno, which was visible for kilometres around, erupted following an explosion and fireball at 8:10am (00:10GMT) on Tuesday in the suburb of Putra Heights,