Fire safety rules

30 people evacuated, 1 person taken to hospital after fire breaks out in Bukit Batok coffee shop

The fire involved the contents of three food stalls.

Lightning sparks 42 building fires in Malaysia

Fire and Rescue Department director-general Nor Hisham Mohammad said the highest number of cases was recorded in April (13); followed by July (six); February, May, June and August (five each); and March (three).

Three taken to hospital after fire in Bukit Panjang HDB flat; 100 people evacuated

Upon arrival, SCDF officers found the blaze confined to a bedroom in a ninth floor unit at Block 479 Segar Road.

2 taken to hospital, 70 evacuated after fire in Bukit Panjang flat

SCDF said it was alerted to a fire at Block 126 Pending Road at about 3pm on Sept 28.

3 taken to hospital, 20 evacuated after fire in living room of Ang Mo Kio flat

SCDF said in a Facebook post that it was alerted to the blaze at Block 254 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 at about 10.45am.

Pakistan maternity ward fire that killed 14 infants was ‘institutional failure’

A man carries the body of a newborn child who died following a fire at a Pakistan hospital on Aug 26.

New laws give SCDF powers to target suppliers of non-compliant bomb shelter products

The Civil Defence Shelter and Fire Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill was passed on Sept 8.

4 fatal fires in 19 days highlight challenges of evacuating elderly residents with mobility issues

The aftermath of a fire at Block 684 Race Course Road on Aug 3 which later resulted in the death of an 88-year-old man.

Thai police charge Bangkok pub owner over blaze as death toll rises to 41

The fire broke out at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in Bangkok’s northern Chatuchak district on July 13.

‘Fires cannot really be helped’: Elderly residents on risks amid spate of fatal blazes

Ng Keng Leng in his clutter-filled unit on the ground floor of Block 39 Circuit Road on Aug 6.

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