Lack of fire safety awareness has killed hundreds, cost nation billions, says Bomba chief


KUALA LUMPUR: A lack of awareness about fire safety has killed hundreds and led to billions of ringgit in losses, says the Fire and Rescue Department.

At the open day on Saturday (Feb 4) at the Hang Tuah fire station, Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid (pic) said that around RM3.2bill in losses related to fires was recorded in 2022.

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