Cutting corners is playing with fire

An overhead shot taken by the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department drone of a fire in Kampung Pandan recently. The photo shows how densely-packed the extensions are. This is one of the main reasons a fire can spread to nearby units very fast.

A REPORT by the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department’s forensics division states that the use of non-standard electrical equipment and additional electrical wiring in renovated homes constituted 38% out of the 1,197 fires in the state last year.

The department’s assistant director Datuk Zakaria Muhd said some older homes ran the risk of having a fire due to old wiring or improper installations.