Betong shophouses on fire
MIRI (July 23): In Betong town, part of the Sri Aman Division in southern Sarawak, a block of double-storey shophouses is on fire.
Water tank at school bursts, damages cars
PETALING JAYA (July 11): A water tank on an 18m-tower at a school in Maran, Terengganu, burst and collapsed this morning, damaging three cars parked nearby, reported Bernama.
Over 60 fire stations in dilapidated condition in the country
KUALA LUMPUR (June 28): More than 60 fire stations in the country are in dilapidated condition, revealed The Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) today.
Perpetual fire-fighting that leads nowhere in Manila slums
KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Six hours of bucketfuls of water splashing came to nought, as the slum dwellers in Manila watched their homes turn to ashes.
Selangor Fire Dept: No conclusion yet that exploding cellphone killed Cradle CEO
KUALA LUMPUR (June 21): The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department has not concluded or even suggested that an exploding cellphone caused the death of Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd CEO Nazrin Hassan.
Cradle Fund CEO died of injuries from exploding handphone
PETALING JAYA (June 15): Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd CEO Nazrin Hassan passed away yesterday from complications of blast injuries due to an exploding handphone that was charging next to him according to a post mortem report, said the fund in a statement today.
UPDATE 1: Cradle Fund chief dies in room fire
UPDATE: June 15, 11am PETALING JAYA (June 14): Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd CEO Nazrin Hassan has passed away in a room fire at his semi-detached house in Mutiara Damansara here this afternoon, reported The Star.
Lewisham tower block burns – on Grenfell Tower’s first anniversary
PETALING JAYA (June 14): A 20-storey block in Lewisham, south London, caught fire early in the morning – on the same day of the Grenfell Tower fire’s first anniversary.
Bomba: 39% rise in fire rescue calls during Ops Raya 2017
KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): There were 3,354 fire rescue calls during the Ops Raya 2017 campaign, up by 39% from 2,400 calls recorded in the previous year, said the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (Bomba) director-general Mohammad Hamdan Wahid (pictured) today.
KPKT to meet MoF and BNM on lending guidelines
PUTRAJAYA (June 5): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) will discuss with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) on relaxing current lending guidelines to enable more homebuyers from the B40 and M40 groups to secure housing loan.
