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JOHOR BARU: Multiple appliances connected to a single plug point, old and faulty wiring, sub-standard distribution boards and wires being tied up haphazardly are among the main causes of fires nationwide, according to the Fire and Rescue Department.

Its deputy director-general (operations) Datuk Edwin Galan Teruki (pic) said 60% of all structural fires involved houses while the rest involved commercial buildings, factories and others.