Still no sign of missing man
SIBU: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a missing 25-year-old man at the Batang Igan Bridge has intensified as the search radius increased. On Saturday, the search for Yong Dock Ho continued for the third day as Bomba, police and the Civil Defence Force (APM) searched the water surface. The State Fire and Rescue […]
Missing dad in Kpg Kekan Dalat found safe and sound
MUKAH: A sexagenarian who was reported missing in a forest near Kampung Kekan Dalat since yesterday, has been found safe and sound this morning. Earlier, the 64-year-old victim is said to have gone into the forest around 8am and had not return home ever since. His family members alerted authorities for search assistance. Firemen from […]
Search launched for missing dad in Kpg Kekan Dalat
MUKAH: A father was reported missing after failing to return home since yesterday. The victim is said to have gone into a forest near Kampung Kekan Dalat around 8am and had not returned home ever since. His family members alerted authorities for search assistance. Firemen from Mukah station received a distress call around 7.55am this […]
Two injured in landslide in Nanga Keluton
SARIKEI: A teenage boy sustained a broken leg after he was buried up to thigh level while an elderly woman sustained minor injuries in a landslide at Rumah Branda Baling, Nanga Keluton, Jalan Entabai-Pakan yesterday. The injured victims, a 13-year-old boy and a 59-year-old woman, were taken to Nanga Entaih health clinic for further treatment. […]
Beware of croc attacks
WHEN someone ends up in a sticky situation involving crocodiles, they pray to the high heavens that they get rescued. This is the job of brave men and women of the Fire and Rescue Department (BOMBA) to render assistance whenever they are called upon. They would often stand up, be counted, and put their experiences, […]
Search for octogenarian to no avail on seventh day
SIBU: The search for Kuta Jenang came up to no avail as the operation enters its seventh day. The State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba) said various agencies and villagers including the police joined in the operation to look for the 81-year-old man. The search radius is five kilometres from the control post in […]
Early morning crash in Sibu kills two
SIBU: Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a multipurpose vehicle (MPV) and a compact vehicle at Jalan Ulu Oya. An emergency call was received by the State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba) at 2.15am this morning regarding an accident at Jalan Ulu Oya near SK Sungai Merah. It has dispatched firemen […]
Early morning fire leaves family of five homeless
SIBU: A family of five was left homeless after their home was destroyed by a blaze at Jalan Ing Guong, Sungai Bidut in the early hours today. The State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba) said that Sungai Merah Bomba station received a distress call regarding a house on fire at 12.59am. Firemen from the […]
81-year old still missing on day 5
SIBU: Both the K9 and drone units have been roped in to assist in the search of Kuta Jenang at Kem Belia Kemuyang area. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) from Sibu Jaya station together with government agencies and villagers continued on the fifth day of search and rescue operation for the 81-year-old man. They […]
171 made homeless in 38-door longhouse blaze
SELANGAU: A 38-door longhouse at Mile 36, Jalan Sibu-Selangau was razed by fire today. The inferno left 171 residents of Rh Jungan Gerang homeless. Those affected included six babies and 50 children. Some of the residents are being sheltered at a Mile 36 catholic church while others are staying with their relatives. No injuries or […]
