A fire broke out in a house in USJ12 Subang Jaya and 4 family members were perished.
The fire broke out at living hall and all the victims were trapped upstairs .
The fire service department suspected it was caused by short circuit. However the relatives of the deceased had refuted saying that the house was recently renovated and the electrical wirings had been replaced.
Was the fire the result of the shoddiness of the electrical rewiring work or was it the sub-quality of the electrical wiring materials?
Whatever the cause was, it was a traumatic and tragic loss for the deceased family members. Our heartfelt condolences to the surviving member.
In the wake of that happening, many had of opinion that every home should have gas leak detector, smoke alarm, fire escape and fire extinguisher. But these precautionary measures will only be a reality if only the housing by-laws have regulation for such must-have safety features to be built in all homes ( both landed and high rise property) and serious enforcement on qualified electrical work and renovation undertaken by all contractors. This is to ensure there are no short falls in the quality of electrical wiring materials been supplied and sold in the market to any layman.
However the public should take heed of precautionary note to ensure the electric circuit breaker is working so that any leakage will trip off the electricity supply to the house. It is also advised not to charge hand phones overnight for the fear of the batteries might explode and to place these hand phones charging overnight on combustible surface such as wooden table, shelf or sofas.
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