Wake-up call for authorities


PETALING JAYA: Recent deadly fires are a wake-up call for state authorities to adopt fire safety by-laws which were passed five years ago but have yet to be gazetted in all states.

Fire and Rescue Services Department director-general Datuk Wan Mohd Nor Ibrahim said only Sabah, Selangor, Terengganu and Penang have gazetted the Uniform Building By-Laws 1984 (Amendment 2012) (UBBL) to better protect those living in both high-rise and low-rise homes in the country.

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