Almost 50% of buildings in Selangor without fire cert

SHAH ALAM: A total of 789 premises or 47% of buildings in Selangor which require certification by the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) were found to be operating without a fire certificate (FC).

According to Selangor JBPM director Datuk Norazam Khamis, the premises without FC included 394 factories, 129 office buildings, 117 warehouses and 67 shops such as supermarkets, grocery stores and shopping centres.