Teaching children what to do
when fire breaks out
THE SUN,
December 6 1999
KUALA LUMPUR,
Sun : Ask your children what they would do if their clothes caught fire
and their answer would invariably be "run".
Not the 250
children at the Fire Kids Club Marshal Session at Plaza Ue3 in Cheras
today.
They will
answer: "Stop, drop and roll" and act it out for you as well.
They are part
of the club which took part in a fire drill organised by the Malaysian
Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association to teach fire safety and awareness
to children aged between six and 12.
Association
chairman K. Balasupramaniam said he has managed to train 5,872 children
throughout the country.
Bala is happy
that many children now know better than to stand in a smoking room, and
they should crawl on the floor where the air is clearer.
He, however,
was a bit disappointed that not many children from the lower income
groups signed up. "These sessions are are free and could mean the
difference between life and death, " he said.