PUTRAJAYA: Besides a burst pipe and a crumbling ceiling, Putrajaya
Holdings (PJH) has another repair work to do: patching up a fire-gutted roof
of a bungalow here.
Believed to be due to a short circuit, the fire on the evening of April
23 caused extensive damage to the roof of the house in Precinct 14.
The bungalow is part of a scheme meant for government servants under
Superscale C and above.
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Bad shape: The bungalow with its roof damaged in the
fire on April 23 in Putrajaya.
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A Works Ministry official confirmed that the bungalow project was under
PJH and that it was inspected two months ago.
He added, however, that the Public Works Department did not issue a
certificate of practical completion (CPC) for the house as PJH had failed to
install air conditioning units as agreed.
“At first PJH refused to install the air conditioning units as it had
misinterpreted the agreement. But it later agreed.
“So, another inspection was due after the installation of the air
conditioning units but the house caught fire,” said the official, adding
that the cause of the fire had yet to be determined.
PJH officials could not be reached for comments. However, a check at the
bungalow yesterday saw contractors in the midst of repair works.
PJH is being blamed for three earlier incidents that had occurred in the
administrative capital since last month – a landslide at Precinct 9, a burst
pipe at the Immigration department and a ceiling collapse at the
Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development Ministry.