FAULTY electrical sources are the No. 1 cause of fires in the country, with more than 5,300 cases recorded in the past three years. Of the number, more than 1,000 buildings were razed as a result of short circuits, triggered either by overloading, faulty electrical appliances or wiring. Statistics provided by the Fire and Rescue…
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The Fire and Rescue Department is in the midst of drawing up plans to introduce this legal provision, which currently only exists in some state laws, at the federal level. Once passed, those who purchased houses from 2012 could ask from their housing developers for a fire extinguishing unit. Others would need to buy it…
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Over 2,000 buildings nationwide at risk of fire! THE Fire and Rescue Services Department has identified over 2,000 buildings nationwide that are at risk of fire.
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THE Fire and Rescue Services Department has identified over 2,000 buildings nationwide that are at risk of fire. Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar said the buildings were among 16,862 that were inspected. “As of May 31 this year, a total of 6,240 premises were checked and 847 were found…
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AGAINST a dark night sky in the wee hours of a June morning, the fire that consumed the Grenfell Tower in London spread quickly from the fourth floor to the rest of the 24-storey building, with people inside. More than 80 are still missing. Can it happen here? According to Fire and Rescue Department Malaysia…
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Just days after holding a Chinese New Year reunion dinner, a couple and their two sons were killed in a blaze, choked by smoke when they were trapped by the iron grille on the windows of their house. The body of Lim Ah Kok, 58, was found with those of his two sons, Lim Yong…
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Fire destroyed five classrooms, a desk storeroom and a bookstore on the third floor of SK Taman Samudera, Gombak, Selangor, today. A school staff member alerted the Gombak Fire and Rescue Department of the fire at 11.53am, said fire-fighting operation commander Azman Mahat. A team of 21 fire fighters from the Selayang, Rawang and Gombak…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Seven shops were destroyed in a fire that swept through the Awan Besar Rest and Recreational (R&R) stop on the Kesas Highway heading towards Shah Alam here. City Fire and Rescue Department chief operations officer Samsol Maarif Saibani said 32 firemen were deployed to the scene after a distress call was received at…
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