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GEORGE TOWN: An Indonesian worker suffered burns when a gas leak caused an explosion at a chicken stall at the Batu Lanchang Market here.
In the 1am incident on Saturday, Imron Surini, 35, a part-time worker, had come early to the chicken stall and switched on the stove to start the day’s operations.
Suddenly there was an explosion and he suffered burns all over his body. He was the only one at the stall at that time. — Bernama
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