KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The likelihood of a secondary explosion following the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, today is very low, said the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The fire from the leaking gas pipeline on Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, has been ebbing as of 1.55pm today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Seven shops including a hardware store along Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, near Chow Kit, were destroyed in a fire this afternoon.

PUTRAJAYA, March 21 — The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) has frozen the leave of 70 per cent of its staff, or 11,500 personnel, to ensure maximum emergency preparedness during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive season.

BINTULU, Feb 5 — The floods that struck Bintulu a week ago have fully receded, but several areas remain under monitoring.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 29 — The collaboration and knowledge exchange programme in disaster management between Malaysia and China, under the ‘Fire Safety Exchange Activities’, was held for the first time in Henan and Shaanxi, China, from September 9 to 15.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — There was a very drastic increase in the number of open burnings in the first two months of this year, contributed by the extremely hot and dry weather, among others, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.

BUTTERWORTH, March 26 — The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) has improved the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in carrying out boat maintenance works by making it mandatory for the personnel to use personal flotation device (PFD), effective immediately.

ALOR GAJAH, March 23 — The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) will prioritise upgrading and maintaining old fire and rescue station facilities across the country through the budget allocated to the department.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — An elderly woman died while her husband suffered from breathing difficulties in a fire involving two houses in USJ4, Selangor, early this morning.

SHAH ALAM, March 7 — Open burning incidents in Selangor has reached an alarming level and must be viewed seriously said Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Three foreign men were killed after they were hit by a commuter train on the KTM Puncak Utama Jade Hill tracks yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 3 — Two male senior citizens in their 60’s were found burned to death in a fire involving 16 units of squatter houses in front of Scott Garden, Jalan Klang Lama here early this morning.

KUALA NERUS, Feb 26 — Open burning for land clearing purposes, even if for bona fide reasons, poses the risk of creating a ‘protection vacuum’ for the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) of Kuala Lumpur has set up an Ops Sri PA task force to carry out fire safety inspections on 122 public housing blocks of the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) that are over 30 years old.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The fire that occurred on the 17th floor of Block 70 in the Sri Sabah Flats, Cheras last Sunday is believed to have originated from electrical wiring issues, said Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department director Muhammad Salleh Abdul.

SIBU, Feb 13 — The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) advises the public to stay vigilant during leisure activities along riverbanks amid the current northeast monsoon season.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) carried out a comprehensive effectiveness test on the fire alarm system in Block 70, Sri Sabah flats, Cheras, today to ensure the system’s optimal functionality in case of an emergency.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department rescued six siblings who almost lost their lives in a fire at a unit in Idaman Apartment, Damansara Damai, Petaling Jaya today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — A landslide occurred this morning on Jalan Taman Pantai, Taman Bukit Pantai, Bangsar, affecting a house.