BINTULU: A car parked in front of a house at Taman Bukit Orang was damaged after its engine caught fire today.
Fortunately, no injuries were reported from the incident which occurred at 1.04 pm.
A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department stated that firemen from the Bintulu station were dispatched to the scene after receiving an emergency call.
Upon their arrival, they discovered that the car’s engine was completely destroyed but the fire had already been successfully extinguished by the public.
The team merely monitored the situation to ensure there were no signs of fire re-ignition at the scene.
Once they deemed the situation safe, the operation was concluded at 1.19 pm. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
