KUALA LUMPUR — Victims of the Putra Heights gas pipeline fire who have lost or damaged passports can get new ones for free, the Immigration Department said.
The department will replace passports without any cost, as long as the lost or damage document had a valid period of at least six months.
Fire victims must also furnish a copy of a police, fire department or local authority report, and those with the original passport should also submit it for a replacement.
“This initiative aims to was the affairs of victims whose passports are lost or damaged due to the fire.
“It is in line with the move announced yesterday of replacing MyKads and identity documents free of charge for victims of the fire,” the department said in a statement.
Yesterday, the Home Ministry announced that the National Registration Department (NRD) would replace fire victims’ MyKads, birth certificates and other identity documents free of charge.
Today, a mobile NRD counter arrived at the temporary relief centre at the Putra Heights Mosque to to provide the service.
The Road Transport Department has also set up a mobile counter at the mosque to help victims replace documents such as driving licences, road tax and vehicle ownership certificates.
The fire on April 1 from a damaged gas pipeline at Jalan Putra Harmoni displaced over 500 people and sent more than a hundred of them to hospital for burns and smoke inhalation. 235 properties and 399 vehicles were damaged or burnt. – April 3, 2025