Brunei sees 51 fire mishaps in first half of 2017
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Brunei saw 51 fire mishaps in the first half of this year that resulted in a total loss of property worth 7.14 million Brunei dollars (5.15 million U.S. dollars).
Yahya bin Haji Abdul Rahman, director of Brunei's Fire and Rescue Department, said that one person died in one of these mishaps.
Local media reported on Friday that the losses due to fire incidents in the first six months of 2017 have almost levelled the total losses throughout last year at 7.65 million Brunei dollars.
According to the director, many residential houses in Brunei are not equipped with fire extinguishers, fire blankets and smoke detectors, thus exposing them to high fire risk.
The country will see more blaze incidents unless positive steps are taken by house owners to prevent fire outbreaks, he noted.
Statistics have shown that the Fire and Rescue Department received 103 emergency calls in 2014. A total of 8.66 million Brunei dollars worth of property was lost in these mishaps that also saw five people dead.
Meanwhile, 2015 saw 106 fire mishaps in Brunei, with total losses recorded 11.56 million Brunei dollars and one death. In 2016, 83 house fires and 47 building fires occurred and total losses amounted to 7.65 million Brunei dollars with one death.
According to the director, the common causes of fires include cooking left unattended, electrical overload, faulty equipment, poor wiring and children playing with fire and so on. Enditem
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