News about 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.