INTRODUCTION

QUESTION AND ANSWER

Do you know what is the major
cause of fires in Malaysia? Contrary to
what most people think, the major
cause of fires is neither short circuit nor
lightning.
The majority of fires in
Malaysia is due to negligence or arson.

USING NEWSPAPER
HEADLINES
Kampung Permai fire leaves 80 homeless
Paper products go up in smoke
Three family members die in fire
Newspaper headlines such as these appear
so frequently in our local dailies that they no
longer fail to catch the attention of the readers. In
fact, it would not be too far-fetched to say that
there is at least one major fire in the country every
month.

DIALOGUE
Fire! Fire! Get out of this building
and run for your life, someone
shouted. His shouts of warning were
drowned in a frenzy of panic stricken
screams. Immediately, there was a
patter of hurried footsteps as people
rushed to the emergency exit.

OPINION
People, generally, do not give priority
to fire prevention methods at home or at
work unless and until a fire breaks out. By
then, it may be too late. A few lives may
have been lost by then. Valuables and
property may have gone up in smoke.
Then, come the realisation that fires can
indeed cause a lot of destruction.