The Empire Strikes Back

There was an explosion early this morning around 3.40am at the local shopping centre called Empire Shopping Gallery (The Empire). News reports mention that the 'force' could be heard as far as Bangsar, which is roughly 20km away. Wow! Now that is some force to be reckoned with! Talk about exaggerated news reports... tsk tsk tsk...


It looks like I won't be going to The Empire any time soon until the damages have been repaired and the building certified safe. Early reports say that the explosion was caused by a fire and a gas leak at a F&B outlet. According to some sources, the explosion ripped through the Ground and Lower Ground floors and collapsed the entrance of the grocery store.


This is really bad news for me as I was hoping to make a visit to the grocers to stock up on my favourite breakfast cereals - 'Honey Smacks' and 'Nutri Grain', plump English breakfast sausages and a carton of omega-3 eggs with bright orange yolks. Sigh... Well, at least nobody was seriously hurt. Only four treated for minor injuries and zero fatalities.