Flawed Fire Alarms : Someone must take responsibility
From malaysiakini,
For such a gigantic building like the KLCC, its security features must be flawless. Unfortunately, this incident at their cineplexes highlights gross negligence on behalf of the KLCC management. Lives could have been tragically lost.
Firstly, the fire was not detected at its earlier stages but allowed to burn out of control. Were there not any sprinklers or smoke detectors installed at strategic areas? Are they not standard security features of high rise buildings? If they were present, then why have they not functioned as they should?
Secondly eyewitness accounts documented the failure of its smoke alarms preventing them from alerting others.
"We hit the alarm. It wasn't working at all, and some of the people were trying to get out through the emergency exit, but they couldn't make their way out," he said.
The Fire Department should investigate this incident thoroughly. There was an obvious failure of KLCC's fire detection system. Faults should be rectified now before an uglier incident surfaces. If indeed there is negligence on the part of KLCC's management, the responsible individual(s) should be brought to justice. There should be not corners cut when coming to the safety of skyscrapers or any building for that matter.
| Fire erupts at Suria KLCC, no one hurt Nov 5, 05 11:47am Fire broke out late Friday at a shopping mall in Malaysia's famed Petronas Twin Towers, forcing hundreds of panicked moviegoers to evacuate but causing no serious injuries, witnesses and officials said. cont... |
For such a gigantic building like the KLCC, its security features must be flawless. Unfortunately, this incident at their cineplexes highlights gross negligence on behalf of the KLCC management. Lives could have been tragically lost.
Firstly, the fire was not detected at its earlier stages but allowed to burn out of control. Were there not any sprinklers or smoke detectors installed at strategic areas? Are they not standard security features of high rise buildings? If they were present, then why have they not functioned as they should?
Secondly eyewitness accounts documented the failure of its smoke alarms preventing them from alerting others.
"We hit the alarm. It wasn't working at all, and some of the people were trying to get out through the emergency exit, but they couldn't make their way out," he said.
The Fire Department should investigate this incident thoroughly. There was an obvious failure of KLCC's fire detection system. Faults should be rectified now before an uglier incident surfaces. If indeed there is negligence on the part of KLCC's management, the responsible individual(s) should be brought to justice. There should be not corners cut when coming to the safety of skyscrapers or any building for that matter.
2 Comments:
Not only that. There was another incident at KLCC on friday night (13.7.07) - a furious fight broke out between a group of locals and a few middle easterns. Fists and chairs were thrown creating havoc and fear in shoppers and diners alike and at the same time giving bad impression to tourists. No security personnel were to be seen for at least 5 minutes. Wonder whether the worse would arise if they come any later than that. However it seems that the perpetrators were let off the hook easily and they can be seen wandering around happily like thugs soonafter. This happened right in front of the surveillance camera. I believe KLCC management owes shoppers and diners an apology for its in ineffectiveness in handling the matter promptly and with justification. I happened to ask the security personnel on any action taken against the rioters, but he rudely replied "I dont know. I just came in". How could this happen in a world class shopping mall??!!!
Great blog post,which shows the importance of Fire alarms in a very good way.Keep it up.
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