Fire safety awareness on the rise, says dept

JBPM Kuala Lumpur Director PKPjB Khirudin Drahman (right) said overall awareness on fire safety among premises owners had increased.

FIRE safety awareness among property owners in Kuala Lumpur is improving with more coming forward to request safety checks and fire drills.

During the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department’s (KLJBPM) inaugural fire-and-rescue briefing for premises emergency response teams, senior assistant fire commissioner (PKPjB) Khirudin Drahman said the department had to date received requests from more than 700 premises.