One out of three religious schools inspected by Bomba unsafe

Fire extinguisher among items presented by Soiman (second from left) to pondok religious school students at an event. - Bernama pix

KOTA BARU: Out of the 228 religious schools inspected by the Fire and Rescue Services Department so far, 76 have failed to meet safety requirements. 

"We are inspecting the schools in stages. So far we have inspected 228 and found that 152 of them have adhered safety standards, while the rest have failed," said Department deputy director-general Datuk Soiman Jahid.