By Nancy Nais
KUCHING, Apr 3: Since the Movement Control Order (MCO) was implemented on March 18, house and building fires accounted for about 12 per cent (7 cases) out of 92 emergency calls received by Sarawak Fire and Rescue department (Bomba).
Revealing this, Bomba Sarawak director Khirudin Drahman pointed out that the statistics were very positive because it showed that the number of home fire cases had dropped dramatically despite the increase of kitchen activities during the order.
“In the last 18 days, the community were ‘stuck at home’ due to the order, hence there will be more cooking activities. However, we’ve received only seven cases involving house or kitchen fires.
“It shows that our community id beginning to understand fire safety. Their vigilance is very much commendable. We would like to thank the community for the positive impact throughout the MCO,” Khirudin said.
The MCO, imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19, was extended until April 14.
He also pointed out that during this period, everyone must pay attention when they conduct cooking activities and avoid excessive use of electrical appliances which are likely to cause disaster.
“We hope that the community will continue to take the 3P (precaution, prevention, protection) measures and avoid the 3L (Lupa, Leka dan Lalai) syndrome, which refers to forgetfulness, carelessness and negligence,” Khirudin said.
Meanwhile, the department also received 54 cases of bush fires, mainly from zone six and attended by Miri and Lopeng fire stations. —DayakDaily
