https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-40301289


Thanks to this fire, many tall buildings there are undergoing cladding change today at developer expense

this building never repair?

Why repair when they got a new building....?

Every work day i will pass by, progress take a century

I taught repaired already, become an old folks centre?

not really.... many strata have to borne the cost as developer gulung or out of the statutory warranty period

really father cry mother, cause very expensive

This one wait crony developer come and redevelop super highrise propeti project i guess

Honestly they should just sell the land and give us 10% dividend instead of repairing it.

while repairing burned 1 more time.
double kill.

The old Employees Provident Fund (EPF/KWSP) building in Petaling Jaya has caught fire two times.
The two incidents occurred five years apart:
February 2018: The first major fire occurred during maintenance work. An investigation concluded that sparks from a gas flame gun ignited unapproved, highly flammable polyethylene cladding panels on the building's exterior. Approximately 40% of the building was damaged, but no casualties were reported.
May 2023: A second fire broke out in the unoccupied building while it was undergoing renovation to be converted into a senior living facility. This fire affected the fourth and fifth floors, and again, no casualties were reported. The cause of the second fire remains under investigation.

This post has been edited by keyser soze: Nov 27 2025, 03:39 PM

learn from the best

On once side, we have to make building energy efficient. Meaning install cladding to better insulate the building from heat or cold weather.

On the other side, those materials, that are expected to be long lasting can also be flammable.

BTW, I commonly see landed properties, that also install Wooden/Bamboo slats to reduce the scorching heat from the sunshine.

Jialat la like that. Building material cost not cheap in UK

no only in UK.... many other countries with high rise building kena