Tremors in Damansara buildings cause panic
PETALING JAYA: People rushed out of the six-block office buildings in the Damansara Town Centre after mild tremors were reportedly felt on the sixth floor of blocks A and E at about 12.45pm.
Kuala Lumpur Fire & Rescue Department Assistant Director of Operations Azizan Ismail said firemen conducted checks but did not detect any damage.
He said the occupants were allowed back into the buildings about an hour later.
A Meteorological Department spokesman said an inspection conducted in the area did not indicate any sign of tremors.
“We conducted an inspection within two hours of the report but did not detect any sign of tremors,” he said, adding that it could have been triggered by construction work nearby and not the earthquake in New Zealand.
Meanwhile, Higher Education Ministry ministry director-general Prof Dr Rujhan Mustafa said the earthquake had not affected Malaysian students in Christchurch.
“This is according to the feedback we got from students in Canterbury and Lincoln,” he said in an SMS to The Star.
“The students’ residential areas were reported to be safe and there was no major damage,” he said.
When asked on the number of Malaysians there, he said a head count will be performed today once Malaysian officials arrive in Christchurch from Wellington.
“The Malaysian Students Department director together with four embassy officers have taken a ferry from Wellington to Christchurch since the airport is closed,” he said.
Earlier, he told The Star that all forms of communication with Malaysian students have been cut off as phone lines are down.
Dr Rujhan said there were 390 Malaysian students studying in Canterbury, Lincoln and Otago universities.
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