HK inferno a safety wake-up call


With great sorrow: Students bringing floral tributes for victims of the fire at Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Tai Po district in Hong Kong, China. — Bloomberg

KUALA LUMPUR: The deadly Hong Kong high-rise inferno that has claimed more than a hundred lives should be a wake-up call for Malaysians to take fire safety far more seriously, says Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Seri Nor Hisham Mohammad (pic).

Describing the devastating loss of life as a warning, Nor Hisham said Malaysians must not assume such disasters are unlikely, especially in older high-rise buildings or those undergoing renovation.

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