Three injured in accident

KUCHING: Three men were injured after the car they were travelling in rammed into a tree along Jalan Batu Kawa here, early yesterday morning. A State Fire and Rescue (Bomba) Department spokesperson said the department received a distress call regarding the 4.20am accident. Firefighters from Batu Lintang fire station were deployed to the scene. Upon […]

Empty house catches fire

MIRI: An unoccupied house at Jalan Lusut 2 in Taman Tunku caught fire yesterday afternoon. Miri Fire and Rescue Department chief Supt Law Poh Kiong said they received a distress call at 1.38pm. Firefighters were later despatched to the scene. However, upon their arrival around 1.53pm, the fire had destroyed 90 per cent of the […]

Lorry laden with plywood catches fire

BINTULU: A lorry laden with plywood caught fire at Jalan Sungai Sebatang here yesterday. According to the fire operation commander, 20 per cent of the plywood were burnt in the 10.15am incident. A team of eight firefighters from Bintulu fire and rescue station (Bomba) led by PBK II Helman Main managed to control the fire […]

Oil tanker fire injures three

KUCHING: A fire on an oil tanker berthed at the Demak Laut shipyard injured three workers today, according to the fire and rescue service authorities. The workers, aged 20, 48 and 54, and three others were engaged in cleaning work when the incident happened at 8.45 am, said Sarawak Fire and Rescue Service assistant director […]

11 stranded victims rescued

BAU: Eleven people were rescued after being stranded on the opposite side of a river at Adis Buan Resort, Kampung Segong here last Sunday. According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue (Bomba) operation centre, they received an emergency call regarding the victims — 10 males and a female — trapped on the opposite side of […]

Single-storey semi-D gutted by fire

SAMARAHAN: Fire yesterday destroyed 90 per cent of a house at Kampung Merdang Lumut. According to the commander of the fire operation Commander, the single-storey semi-detached 48 x 36 house measuring was still burning when the firefighters arrived. Nine Kota Samarahan firefighters led by senior fire officer Kam Liman used water from nearby fire hydrants […]

Firefighters respond to landslide SOS

SIBU: Heavy rain caused landslide that affected the kitchen of a house at Machan Kanowit Town Road here yesterday. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Operations Centre (PGO) received a report on the incident at 3.15pm and six members of the Kanowit Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) led by PBK II Mohd Mohamad Bujang […]

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