Tiga sekeluarga maut terperangkap dalam kebakaran di Kampung Lindungan

Tiga sekeluarga maut dalam sebuah insiden kebakaran rumah teres tiga tingkat di Kampung Lindungan, Petaling Jaya awal pagi tadi.

Penolong Pengarah Operasi Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Selangor, Norizham Mohd Nudin berkata pihaknya menerima panggilan kecemasan kira-kira 2.47 pagi sebelum mengerahkan anggotanya ke tempat kejadian.

"Pihak bomba bergegas menghantar 20 anggota dan tiga jentera bomba dari Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Petaling Jaya serta BBP Subang dan tiba di tempat kejadian 12 minit kemudian.

"Insiden berkenaan membabitkan dua lelaki dan seorang wanita yang didapati telah terperangkap. Seorang mangsa turut rentung,” katanya ketika dihubungi.

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Norizham berkata kebakaran terbabit bermula dari tingkat bawah kediaman itu yang terbakar 100 peratus manakala siasatan awal juga mendapati rumah teres dua tingkat itu telah diubah suai kepada tiga tingkat.

Ketiga-tiga mangsa bagaimanapun disahkan maut dalam insiden kebakaran itu oleh pihak hospital sementara kesemua mangsa dihantar ke Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM) untuk bedah siasat.

Kes diserahkan kepada polis untuk tindakan lanjut.

-- BERNAMA

Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

Additionally, more than half of all adults (54%) are overweight or obese. According to the World Obesity Atlas, this figure could rise to 41% in Malaysia by 2035, if preventive action is not taken.

Niaga Spotlight focuses on immediate strategies to address this growing silent threat of Obesity, which also burdens the national healthcare system as well as national productivity levels with significant impacts and costs.