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Huge blaze rages for hours on outskirts of capital
Witnesses describe flaming debris, doors & windows shaking PM says investigation underway, Petronas & govt to restore area

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (Reuters) - Scores of people in Malaysia were being treated in hospitals on Tuesday after a huge fire broke out at a gas pipeline operated by state energy giant Petronas, showering flaming debris from the sky & shattering windows. Authorities said the blaze in the town of Puchong on outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur had been extinguished by mid-afternoon. They said @least 305 people were affected, including those left homeless after some 190 homes were damaged.