Farm hut goes up in smoke
BAU: An evening fire completely destroyed a farm hut made out of scaffolding at Kampung Boka Toyak, Sungai Pinang here on Saturday (Dec 10). No injuries or casualties were reported in the 7.30 pm incident. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (BOMBA) said firemen from Bau station were despatched to the scene after […]
Longhouse succeeds in extinguishing kitchen fire
BELAGA: A total of 10 fire extinguishers were used by Kahei longhouse residents to swiftly put out an evening fire and save their longhouse from being burned down on Friday (Dec 9). The incident which happened around 7.03 pm, had only caused five per cent damages to one pintu (door) from the 14-door longhouse. A […]
Teenager feared drowned, found dead
BINTULU: The body of a teenage boy feared drowned in Kuala Nyalau Beach on Friday (Dec 9), was found dead this morning. The 17-year-old victim known only as Riyan, was discovered by the locals around 6.20am. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the body was spotted some 300 metres from the […]
Four cheat death, sustain injuries in crash
SIBU: Four men sustained injuries but somehow cheated death when the car they were in skidded and crashed along Jalan Ling Kai Cheng yesterday. The accident which occurred near Kampung Bahagia Jaya, happened around 7.35 pm. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Sungai Merah station were dispatched to the […]
2 killed, 7 hurt in Padawan after two cars collide
PADAWAN: Two brothers were killed while seven others, including two children, sustained injuries following a two-vehicle collision along Jalan Batu Kawa last night (Dec 7). The fatal accident involving a Toyota Mark X and Proton Iswara, happened in front of Paragon factory around 11.30pm. Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad in a statement […]
Two kitchens damaged in morning blaze
SARIKEI: The kitchen areas of two houses at Jalan Lavender off Jalan Merudu here, caught fire today. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported as five tenants from the affected houses managed to get out to safety. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Sarikei station were deployed to the […]
Man sustains broken leg in Serian mishap
SERIAN: A male driver sustained injuries to his legs after the pickup truck he was driving in, swerved and crashed along Jalan Kuching-Serian on Tuesday (Dec 6). A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received an emergency call around 9.40pm pertaining to the accident. Firemen from Serian station were promptly despatched […]
Woman saves house from fire
KUCHING: A middle–aged woman’s quick action to put out a kitchen fire saved a single-storey residential building, but her brave effort resulted in her sustaining an injury on the leg. The Fire and Rescue Department received a call around 8.11am today (Dec 5) that there was an explosion in a house at Jalan Nyatoh, Kampung […]
Two drivers sustain minor injuries in crash
BINTULU: Two male drivers sustained minor injuries following a two-vehicle collision near the Mile 2 traffic light intersection on Saturday (Dec 3). According to Bintulu Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Wan Kamaruddin Wan Ahmad, the accident involving a sedan and a pickup truck happened around 9.15pm. Firemen from Bintulu station were promptly deployed to […]
Three left homeless in Kg Lintang Balingian blaze
MUKAH: An evening inferno engulfed a double-storey house in Kampung Lintang Balingian and left three tenants with nothing but clothes on their backs last night (Dec 3). The tenants aged between 64 and 80, who escaped the 7pm incident without injuries, are currently staying with their relatives temporarily. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue […]
