Fire safety system at cinema in Klang Valley / Harisah Muhammad, Norsyazwana Jenuwa and Adnin Syaza Jaafar

Fire is essential in everyday life. Fire could be defined as a chemical reaction of the combination of heat and oxygen, which resulting tangible costs to property and human losses. The entertainment industry most recent year with 33 fire incident instances throughout all states in Malaysia occurred in 2016. Fire outbreak at the cinema is very rare cases. However, when fires happen, they could endanger people's lives, the building's structure, and its property. In ensuring the safety of moviegoers, there is a need to ensure that the cinema is designed based on the prescribed requirements in UBBL 1984. Therefore, this paper intends to identify the fire safety requirement prescribed for cinemas. This paper employed a qualitative methodology. Archival documents are used to identify the fire safety requirement for cinema. The documents used are UBBL 1984 and Malaysian Standard. A thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. All prescriptive requirements are grouped based on the types of fire safety. Based on Fifth Schedule UBBL 1984, this paper found that cinema falls under VII purpose of groups known as the place of assembly. Nine by-law prescriptive requirements are identified based on the extensive review of the UBBL 1984. This prescriptive requirement is essential for a better understanding of fire safety in cinema. The research recommends further study to identify the fire safety compliance at the cinema building.