Fire Dept: RM3.2bil up in smoke due to lack of safety awareness

Making learning fun: Members of the public trying various activities during ‘A day with the Fire and Rescue Department’ event at the Balai Jalan Hang Tuah station. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Hundreds of thousands of ringgit were lost every day in fire-related incidents last year due to a lack of safety awareness, says Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan.

He said that RM3.2bil in damages were reported last year.