Electrical equipment shop damaged by fire
KUCHING: A fire at Sin Hin Cheong, Kota Sentosa Commercial Centre here, yesterday evening resulted in a 60 per cent loss to a shop specialising in electrical equipment. Fortunately, despite the severity of the incident reported at 6.25 pm, the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) confirmed there were no fatalities. According to reports, a team […]
Day 9 of SAR ops for capsized boat victim, more agencies involved
KAPIT: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for the capsized boat at SK Lepong Balleh, Jalan Melekun, here, has entered its ninth day. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said key points discussed during a briefing included coordination with various agencies, deployment of resources, and the continuation of search efforts along the riverbanks and downstream. […]
Missing septuagenarian found safe by plantation workers
ROBAN: An elderly man with dementia, who was reported missing after failing to return home since Monday (March 11), has been found safe today. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that the victim, Lakui Mapan, 78 years old was found around 4.45pm at an oil palm plantation. The victim was discovered […]
SAR suspended, resumes tomorrow
KAPIT: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for the four individuals feared drowned near SK Lepong Balleh at Melekun Road has been suspended and resume tomorrow. Kapit Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that today’s efforts (Mar 8) utilised a bifurcated strategy. A team spearheaded by the police, with support from the Resident’s Office and […]
Fire underscores need for safety precaution
KUCHING: The fire incident on Ewe Hai Street underscores the importance for tenants and shopowners to remain vigilant and ensure they have all necessary fire prevention equipment mandated by the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba). Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) mayor Hilmy Othman noted at the scene the importance of constant caution at the site […]
Five shops affected, no casualties
KUCHING: Five shops at Ewe Hai Street here faced a fire outbreak today (Mar 8), with three completely consumed by flames and two partially damaged. Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) deputy director, Tiong Ling Hii, said that a team of 35 firefighters from Tabuan Jaya, Padungan, and Batu Lintang fire stations was dispatched to […]
Landslide wipes out key bridge
KAPIT: The Nanga Tisa Bridge, which connects two longhouses, collapsed due to a landslide at Sungai Yong, Jalan Bukit Goram, this morning (Mar 4). The bridge, used by residents of Rh Roland Stork and Rh Ngelai to access the main road, was badly damaged. Although the exact number of residents affected by the incident is […]
Elderly tenants escape unharmed from fire
BINTANGOR: Two tenants managed to evacuate safely after their two-storey house caught fire at Jalan Ulu Mador here today (Mar 4). A spokesperson for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that firefighters from the Bintangor station were dispatched to the scene, approximately 19 km away, after receiving a distress call at 11.28 am. Upon […]
15 left homeless in pre-dawn fire
KUCHING: Fifteen residents were left with nothing but clothes on their backs after their single-storey house in Kampung Haji Baki here was completely engulfed by a wee-hour fire today (Mar 3). No injuries or casualties were reported as the residents managed to evacuate themselves to safety in the 2.44 am incident. A spokesman for the […]
Woman, 20, found dead in locked car
IPOH: A woman was found dead in a locked car in the parking lot in front of the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital Specialist Clinic here, yesterday. Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (Operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said that the department received the call at 6.07 pm before the team arrived at the scene at […]