14 Jan 2021 / 16:45 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
LANGKAWI: A forensic probe is already underway on the fire that broke out at a building block of the five-star resort The Andaman, a Luxury Collection Resort, in Jalan Teluk Datai, about 40 kilometres from Kuah town, here.
Fire broke out twice at the block, at 4.04 pm on Tuesday and at 1.13 am on Wednesday. The fire destroyed the block but there were no casualties.
Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) operations director Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad said the forensic team is being assisted by personnel from the Kedah Fire and Rescue Department.
“Investigations started since yesterday involving experts from JBPM headquarters in Putrajaya who are assisted by Kedah Fire and Rescue Department personnel. Today, besides forensic investigations, the team will also question witnesses.
PETALING JAYA: Hats off to another group of frontliners who have had to battle fires, literally.
Firefighters had to deal with 15,393 blazes between during the movement control order (MCO) from March 18 to Aug 31.
Out of that number, almost 46% (7,032) were caused by open burning while 1,955 more were structural fires in which buildings and other smaller structures were damaged by flames.
Fire and Rescue Department operations director Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad explained that almost half of the structural fires during that MCO period was caused by electrical faults.
“Electrical faults accounted for 49.1% of fires during that period, followed by gas leaks (17%) and sparks (14%). A small percentage of fires, between about 2% and 7% were caused by flammable items like matches, lighters and candles, ” he said.