A fire broke out at the Jalan Masjid public health clinic in Kuching, Sarawak, on October 3, but did not result in casualties; the 2016 fire at Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Baru left six dead.
The Ministry of Health says it withheld publishing the report into the deadliest hospital fire in history to avoid possible sub judice and contempt of court, after a victim’s family sued the government for negligence of patient safety.
Johor Baru MP Akmal Nasir urges the Public Works Department and the Ministry of Housing and Local Government to reveal public buildings' fire certification status.
Johor Baru MP Akmal Nasir urges the government to table and debate in Parliament the independent inquiry’s report into the fatal 2016 fire at Hospital Sultanah Aminah (HSA).
Fire and rescue authorities would undoubtedly agree that no fire is small, especially when it involves a hospital where the care and safety of patients are entrusted to those providing health care services.