A landslip which occurred along a hilltop area on Jalan Raja Chulan this morning caused a bit of panic among residents in the area after the mishap caused a gas leak at a nearby restaurant.
City Fire and Rescue Department received a distress call at 10.53am, its deputy director (Operations) Azizan Ismail said.
"The caller informed that the concrete barrier that held the slope gave way and wet earth fell onto the restaurant at the bottom of the hill.
The landslip damaged the entire kitchen area of the La Vie En Rose, a French restaurant.
Shortly after receiving the distress call, about 50 Fire and Rescue personnel with four fire engines from the Hang Tuah and KLCC stations were rushed to the scene.
"We found four liquid petroleum gas (LPG) tanks leaking due to being hit by the concrete.
"The source of the leak was found at the kitchen area which was covered with earth just minutes before a heavy downpour occurred around 1pm,” Azizan said.
Residents of the high-rise apartments nearby have also been told to vacate their homes for security purposes. The restaurant has been closed for two weeks.
At Press time, firefighters were releasing gas from the leaked tanks in a controlled environment to avoid fire or an explosion from happening.
Meanwhile, other authorities such as the Public Works Department were waiting for the rain to subside before conducting soil checks.
This is not the first time the La Vie En Rose restaurant suffered such a fate.
On Oct 18 last year, customers had to give their dinner a miss when they were told to leave early after a landslide occurred at 8pm.
La Vie En Rose restaurant manager said signs of a landslip were evident about two weeks earlier, adding that safety measures were taken by the private land owner who covered the affected slope with canvas.
Israr Khalid
Mon Nov 16 2015
On Oct 18 last year, La Vie En Rose restaurant suffered a similar fate when a landslide occured at 8pm and caused the restaurant to shut down early.
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