News about fire

PETALING JAYA (May 31): Do not make the grave mistake of assuming that your home or property is safe from fire just because you have secured a Fire Certificate, warned Architect Centre Sdn Bhd (ACSB) accredited building inspector and trainer Anthony Lee Tee.

PETALING JAYA (May 30): Half of the 8,638 buildings nationwide which are listed in the “high risk” category do not comply with fire safety standards, said the Fire and Rescue Department.

PETALING JAYA (May 24): A transformer room outside the Melaka Planetarium was destroyed in a fire at noon yesterday, reported Bernama.

Fire incidents in homes and buildings are among the most fatal, causing the loss of lives and properties.

PETALING JAYA (March 30): After over four hours, firefighters had managed to extinguish a fire that broke out at four warehouses near the air cargo complex of the Penang International Airport at Batu Maung, Penang, last night.

IPOH (March 26): A row of shoplots in Sungai Burung, Cameron Highlands was destroyed in a fire last night, reported Bernama.

PETALING JAYA (March 20): New private housing estates featuring fireproof shelters on each floor will hit the Hong Kong (pictured) market from the second half of this year as a means of protecting elderly and disabled residents who cannot flee the flames on time, reported the South China Morning Post.

PETALING JAYA (March 17): A fire that broke out at the Hospital Kuala Lumpur National’s Institute of Forensic Medicine (IPFN) building has been extinguished with medical services unaffected, reported several news agencies.

PETALING JAYA (March 10): Victoria will ban the use of flammable cladding material in its response to the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in London last year that claimed 71 lives, reported The Age.

PETALING JAYA (March 8): Melaka housing, local government and environment committee chairman Datuk Wira Ismail Othman has proposed for commercial buildings in the state be given a star-based fire safety rating system, The Star Online reported yesterday.