HOUSING developers in states that have gazetted the Uniform Building By-Laws (UBBL) will risk having their projects declared “unsafe for occupancy” if they fail to provide every unit with a fire extinguisher. He said for states that had gazetted the law, providing a fire extinguisher in every house was a requirement before the Certificate of Completion and Compliance (CCC) could be obtained. “As I understand, developers do not provide fire extinguishers in residential houses since it is not required and enforced by the fire department. Toh said the cost of providing fire extinguishers was not part of developers’ building cost, but it would be included in future projects if the law was enforced. It was reported that once the law was passed, those who purchased houses from 2012 could ask for a fire extinguisher from their housing developers.

Source: New Strait Times September 22, 2017 00:33 UTC