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Fire on third floor unit extinguished

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Smoke seen coming from the third floor.

SIBU: A unit on the third floor of a shop lot at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce here, caught fire this morning.

Sibu Central Fire station chief Suna Kaha in a statement today said that they were notified of the incident around 8.07 am and despatched firemen from Sibu and Sungai Merah stations to the scene.

“Upon arriving at the location, thick smoke was seen coming out of the third-floor window of the permanent-type building as reported.

“The extinguishing deed was then carried out offensively and defensively.

“The unit on the third floor was 30 per cent destroyed and it involved one room (10×10 feet). A total of 12 tenants, including two children, who reside in the shop building are safe.

“The operation to control and extinguish the fire was completed at 9.14 am,” he said.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

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