La catastrophe de l'usine Bright Sparklers s'est produite à Sungai Buloh, dans l'État du Selangor, en Malaisie, le 7 mai 1991 à 15 h 45 (heure locale). L'usine prend feu, puis l'incendie provoque une énorme explosion. Plus de vingt personnes sont tuées et plus d'une centaine de personnes blessées. L'explosion a été suffisamment forte pour arracher les toits de certaines maisons locales et a endommagé plus de 200 propriétés résidentielles.
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The Bright Sparklers fireworks disaster occurred on 7 May 1991 at 3:45 pm MST in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. A massive explosion at the Bright Sparklers fireworks factory caused 26 deaths, 103 injuries, and the destruction of 46 homes, damaging 149 others. The blast, audible 7–8 km away, was nicknamed the "Hiroshima of Sungai Buloh" by local media due to its devastating impact. The disaster led to significant regulatory changes, including the temporary closure of fireworks factories and the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994.
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Bukit Rahman Putra is a township in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. The township was established in 1994 by Sabna Corporation, a private Bumiputra-owned company, and was named after the first Malaysian prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj.
Along with Bukit Rahman Putra as the residential development project, the township also include the Rahman Putra Golf Club, a 36-hole golf course which opened in January 1993, and Putra Industrial Park.
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Sungai Buloh, or Sungei Buloh, is a town, a mukim and a parliamentary constituency in the northern part of Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. The name itself means bamboo river in the Malay language. It is located 16 km NW of downtown Kuala Lumpur and 8 km north of the Subang Airport, along the Kuala Selangor highway.
Bordering Damansara, Kepong, Kuang and Kuala Selangor, Sungai Buloh is notable for its colonial-era leper colony, one of the largest in the country.
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Paya Jaras is a town in Selangor, Malaysia. The first village head to open the village of Paya Jaras was Baie bin Duawan, of Malay descent from Padang, Indonesia who came to Malaysia around the early 20s. Remembering his sacrifice and service, one road bears his name, Haji Baie Road, located in Kampung Paya Jaras Hulu which consists of four villages: Kampung Paya Jaras Dalam, Kampung Paya Jaras Tengah, Kampung Paya Jaras Hulu and Kampung Paya Jaras Hilir.
Paya Jaras has a mix of traditional villages and a new village, as well as a number of residential areas. The middle to upper-class areas are Bukit Rahman Putra, Sierramas and Valencia, while the middle-class areas include Aman Puri and Taman Sri Buloh. The lower-income residents are found in Aman Puri and Matang Jaya.
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Cochrane MRT station is a mass rapid transit underground station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the MRT Kajang Line. The station was opened on 17 July 2017 as part of the second phase operations of the line.
The station is located in the Cheras area of Kuala Lumpur adjacent to Cochrane Road, Peel Road and Shelley Road. It is also well known for being located near two large shopping complexes - MyTown Shopping Centre and Sunway Velocity Mall, with the former being connected to the station via an underground pedestrian linkway and the latter via an elevated pedestrian bridge.
The underground station is located in Cheras along Cochrane Road, Peel Road and Shelley Road. The location is part of an area previously occupied by quarters housing government servants.
Elle a été ressentie jusqu'à 8 kilomètres de distance. Elle est considérée comme la plus grande catastrophe industrielle que la Malaisie n'ait jamais connu.