PETALING JAYA, April 1 -- Several pets, including two dogs, have been rescued by volunteer firefighters from a neighbouring residential area affected by the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights this morning.

Shah Alam Fire Station volunteer firefighter Datuk Ken Foo Kwok Sing said his team found a traumatised puppy, among other pets, from three affected houses within the Taman Harmoni residential area, located several metres from the inferno site.

"We rescued two dogs, three rabbits, and a hamster," he told reporters at the command centre.

Foo said the dogs would be brought to a nearby vet for treatment, and owners are urged to contact the hotline at 012-6088871.

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