Fire outbreak at Taman Chemei Commercial Shophouses, Lido Penampang

PKR Sabah – In depth Investigation Urgently  Needed by Local  Authorities on  fire outbreaks in Kapayan .

PKR Sabah Secretary  - Dr Roland Chia urged the local authorities to conduct an in depth study and investigation on the root cause of the recent fire outbreaks, the most recent ones was this morning in Lido, Taman Chemei Commercial Shophouses along Jalan Penampang. 

PKR Sabah has highlighted and urged the authorities to investigate since October last year 2012. So far there was no new guidelines and advisory notice released by the authorities. Dr Roland Chia was making this plea while visiting the site of the fire outbreak. Dr Roland Chia was also relieved that nobody was seriously hurt and the damaged was confined to a ground floor shoplot without affecting the adjacent business of the neighbouring shoplots.

Nevetheless – Dr Roland Chia commended the swift action by BOMBA in arriving at the destination upon receiving alert calls although victims waited for more than half hour, mainly due to traffic jam from the morning rush hour. An earlier arrival may have reduce the damaged caused by the fire. It was disclosed by bystanders that the fire started by sparks from the existing electrical wiring connected to the shop. Therefore - Dr Roland Chia advised shop owners to conduct regular maintenance especially older commercial and housing lots, where by old electrical wirings could well be the root cause of recent fire outbreaks.