Burst gas pipe erupts into massive fireball injuring 100 people

A massive fire burns after a gas pipeline burst in Putra Heights in Puchong, Malaysia (Vincent Thian/AP)

A fire caused by a burst gas pipe spread to several homes and sent a fireball soaring into the sky outside Malaysia’s largest city on Tuesday, injuring more than 100 people.

The towering inferno near a gas station in Putra Heights outside Kuala Lumpur was visible for miles and lasted for several hours.