IPOH: Majority of homeowners in Perak nonetheless select everlasting safety grilles, says the state Fire and Rescue Department.
Its deputy director Syed Azman Syed Ghazali stated throughout a fireplace, everlasting safety grilles would make it more durable for trapped victims to escape.
“When there’s a fireplace, particularly involving double story homes, most victims are trapped as a result of they do not have entry to exit as everlasting grilles are positioned on the home windows.
“While we perceive that safety would possibly be a difficulty, we hope houseowners will contemplate having at the least one grille that can be opened in case of an emergency,” he stated on the Terminal Amanjaya right here on Thursday (Dec 9).
Syed Azman stated houseowners have a tendency to select everlasting grilles as a result of they had been cheaper.
“We hope that houseowners will put safety as their fundamental precedence when buying the grilles.
“There are instances the place a home was caught on fireplace and the neighbours may solely see fingers and heard victims’ screaming for assist as they had been trapped inside the grilles window.
“Apart from that, we additionally hope every home could have at the least one fireplace extinguisher because it can be used throughout an emergency,” he stated.
Separately Syed Azman stated posters about safety grilles and fireplace extinguishers had been positioned at 12 Perak Transit buses.
“We are grateful for such collaboration with Perak Transit as it should assist us to increase consciousness about these two objects.
“Private companies and corporations are welcome to contact us if they need to do the identical,” he stated.
