MIRI, July 20 -- A methane gas leak detected from a piling hole at a construction site along Jalan Perdana in Tudan has prompted a multi-agency safety operation after tests confirmed the gas reached 100 per cent of its Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) at the source.

According to Lutong Fire and Rescue Station chief Henry Jugah, firefighters were alerted at 7.45am and dispatched to the site to conduct initial monitoring and gas readings after reports of gas escaping from the piling hole, Berita Harian reported.

There was no fire or explosion when the team arrived, and personnel secured the area while monitoring gas levels around the construction site.

At 9.40am, specialists from Petros conducted tests that confirmed the gas was natural metha...