Blaze leaves family of four homeless
DALAT: Four members of a family were left with nothing but the clothes on their back after their single-storey house at Kampung Hilir, here was razed to the ground on yesterday (Nov 20). A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the incident happened around 6.15 pm. Firemen from the Mukah station and […]
16 left homeless after morning blaze in Balai Ringin
SERIAN: A plantation workers’ quarters here at Jalan Melikin, Balai Ringin, was razed to the ground this morning (Nov 6). Eight families comprising 16 individuals who managed to get out to safety were left homeless as a result of the 9.28am incident. Firemen from Serian station were alerted of the incident and a team was […]
Blaze completely destroys pickup
BAU: A four wheeled drive pickup was completely razed by fire at along Bau-Lundu Road near Kampung Stenggang during high noon yesterday. The fire incident report was received by the State Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (Bomba) at 11.41am. “We have despatched firefighters from Bau Bomba station to commence extinguishing the inferno pertaining to the […]
Two-acre land area destroyed in blaze
SIBU: About two acres of land near Pulau Li Hua on Jalan Lanang, was destroyed by a fire last Friday. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said no casualties were reported in the fiery incident. Firemen from Sibu central station were despatched to the scene after receiving an emergency call around 8.15pm. […]
Blaze destroys teachers’ quarters
MIRI: An afternoon fire destroyed two teachers’ quarters of SK Long Bemang in Baram yesterday (May 13). Marudi fire chief Maureen Sim who confirmed the incident, said no casualties were reported as the occupants (eight teachers and family members) were not in because of the school holidays. He said they were only alerted about the […]
28 homeless after fire razes house
KUCHING: A double-storey house was razed in a fire on Friday and has left 28 people from four families homeless. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre, a distress call on the incident at Kampung Semerah Padi here was received around 1pm. A team of firefighters from Petra Jaya and Padungan […]
Fire guts wooden house
DARO: A single-storey wooden house at Kampung Tengah here was completely destroyed by a fire on Friday. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre yesterday, a distress call was received at 4.21pm on Friday. Seven firefighters, led by PBK II Mohd Mafri, from Daro fire station were despatched to the scene. […]
Lucky escape for driver as tanker catches fire
KUCHING: A man managed to escape unharmed after the 38 tonne palm oil-laden tanker he drove went up in flames. The lorry driver was at Jalan Kampung Meranek, Kota Samarahan when he noticed smoke coming out of the lorry’s tyres. He immediately pulled over, exited the vehicle and ran to safety. State Fire and Rescue […]
House partially destroyed in morning blaze
KUCHING: A terrace house at Jalan Anggerik, Taman Rassnorm, Matang here was partially destroyed in a fire yesterday morning. According to the Fire and Rescue Department, the fire started at around 10am in the kitchen of the house. Petra Jaya fire and rescue station dispatched a team of 10 firefighters led by PBK II Awang […]
Two killed as fire razes canteen
BINTULU: Two people were killed in a fire which destroyed the canteen of an estate at Jalan Pesisir here on Wednesday. According to Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre (PGO), the deceased have been identified as Wong Ling Poung, 47, and Lee Hua Hing, 23. The bodies were discovered by Bintulu firemen inside […]
