PUTRAJAYA: A total of RM10.2bil worth of property and goods were saved by the Fire and Rescue Department in 24,718 fires nationwide last year, director-general Datuk Jaafar Sidek Tambi said yesterday.
He said that during the same period, almost RM1bil was lost in fires involving 1,445 squatter homes, 326 shops, 261 factories and 158 stores.
