Does Ara Damansara need its own Bomba station?
Judging from the fire this evening in Dataran Ara Damansara, I think so. We were on our way to dinner when we saw a thickening wisp of smoke coming out of somewhere in Dataran AD. As we rounded the corner and crossing the bridge, we could see one of the shops facing the river was on fire at the top floor. It has HUGE!! We had to pull over and watch.
Flames were licking the roof so ferociously. We could hear explosions, and other sounds like metal buckling, glass windows shattering and falling to the ground etc. There were 2 vans parked on the ground floor of that lot, getting pelted with debris falling from the top floor.
As soon as we pulled over, my husband got on the phone to 999 and was informed that the Bomba was already informed of the fire. This was at 7.40pm. About 12 minutes later we could hear a siren, but it was the police. It wasn’t until 8pm that the first fire-fighters arrived on the scene, and raced on foot to the lot. A few minutes later a larger fire truck arrived as well.
In that 20-25 minutes before the Bomba arrived, onlookers were treated to an exciting display of sky-scraping flames accompanied by the frightening sounds described earlier. At one point, flames were licking the next lot, but thankfully it did not catch fire. Another blessing to be counted is that the fire hydrant actually worked as within a couple of minutes of the first firemen arrival, they could be seen shooting water into the top floor via the entire front window. The fire had already destroyed the whole window frame and no more glass was left to hinder the water being hosed up from the hydrant.
I wonder what took the Bomba more than 20 minutes to arrive. I know there is a fire station in Kelana Jaya and Subang Jaya. Isn’t there a fire station in Subang airport? Shouldn’t there be a fire station in Subang airport? Wherever their location, very little can be saved from a fire raging more than 20 minutes. The final blessing to be counted is that it is doubtful any life was lost as it is likely the top floor of this lot was used for storage only and today being a weekend still during the CNY season.
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In the master plan, there is land reserved for Bomba so it’s a matter of time when we will get it. Let me take a wild shot: we should have our own within 5 years.
Lets have BOMBA here soonest guys, the firemen could do some joint activity with d Boys in Blue here is AD to keep our neighbourhood safe..Sime Darby can perhaps initiate the construction of Fireman House by providing some sponsorship?
I could also try and obtain home type of fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, and how to create a house evacuation plan as well.
i live in a condo so we have our fire extingguishers & hose reels…but their presence for neighbourhood safety is a must! As these Firemen also serve multiple roles besides fire fighting..