Lawmakers call for tougher lawsINADEQUATE FINES: DPP Legislator Low Mei-ling said that fines are ‘very, very low,’ and some businesses can earn back the amount they paid in fines in ‘one night’By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporterSeveral lawmakers yesterday called for tougher fire safety regulations after deadly blazes in Taipei and Kaohsiung raised concerns about fire safety. Lawmakers attending a meeting of the legislature’s Internal Administration Committee questioned public officials over fire safety standards, with many calling for a review of regulations. From January to March, about 6,600 fires were reported nationwide, killing 48 people, Low said, citing National Fire Agency statistics. “I feel like every time we [wait until] something happens to review” the situation, DPP Legislator Wang Mei-hui (王美惠) said. Minister of the Interior Hsu Kuo-yung (徐國勇), who attended the meeting to answer lawmakers’ questions, urged businesses not to use fire safety equipment past their expiration dates.

Source: Taipei Times May 04, 2020 15:56 UTC