Crackling Sound In High-Rise Building Triggers Panic
By Yusrin Junaidi

Bandar Seri Begawan - The crackling sound of tiles on the top floor of one of the high-rise buildings in the capital triggered a brief panic as people attending a function ran down the emergency stairs.

According to one of the building's security guards, it was quite chaotic as people rushed towards the emergency exits after the floor tiles they stepped on cracked.

Six Fire and Rescue Department personnel from Operation A and five from Special Squad, led by DSO Abd Rahman and DSO Md Saifuddin respectively, rushed to the scene.

The Police from Bandar Seri Begawan also arrived at the scene and followed the safety procedure by closing the stretch of road along the Kianggeh area, where the building is located.

Hj Ahmad bin Hj Mohd Daud, Commanding Officer `A' Command and Acting Senior Superintendent of Fire and Rescue, said according to JKR the cause of the crackling sound was due to the build up of air beneath the floor, which led to the tiles being raised and eventually break when people stepped on them.

"The building is safe and we didn't find any need to evacuate it," added Hj Ahmad. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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