Annual fire drill ensures systematic safety goals are met

MALACCA: Blaring sirens and flashing lights of the state Fire and Rescue Department brought the busy traffic in Taman Melaka Raya to a standstill, as fire engines made their way to the open car park area at Mahkota Parade here, upon receiving a “distress call of a fire” at the shopping centre.

Shoppers and passers-by quickly gathered to see hundreds of tenants and staff scurrying for safety after seeing “black smoke” billowing from the roof top of the Mahkota Parade building.