MIRI: A car caught fire at Jalan Miri-Bintulu early yesterday while its driver was on her way home.
The incident occurred at around 1.00am while the victim, in her 20s, was heading to Morsjaya from the city centre when her car suddenly stalled.
“The victim then got out of the car to check and found smokes billowing from the engine compartment.
“She immediately contacted the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) for assistance,” the sources said. A team of firefighters from Miri fire station rushed to the scene after receiving the distress call and took about five minutes to douse the fire.
It was reported that only the engine compartment was damaged in the incident and the cause of the fire was still under investigation.
