KUALA LUMPUR: The Fire and Rescue Department can, and will, remove illegal structures and “blockades” that stall and prevent firefighting efforts. Assistant fire commissioner Wan Mohd Zaidi Wan Isa said these hindrances included boom gates and guard posts that were built against the limits underlined by the Uniform Building Bylaws (UBBL). Wan Mohd Zaidi said developers who failed to comply with provisions under the UBBL would also risk having their projects declared “unfit for occupancy”. The department, Wan Mohd Zaidi said, also had the power to shut down premises with serious fire-safety issues. He cited the case in Putrajaya, where signs prohibiting indiscriminate parking were largely ignored because of the “critical” parking-space problem.

Source: New Strait Times October 01, 2017 00:33 UTC