Septuagenarian missing after fishing trip
SELANGAU: An elderly woman has been reported missing after she failed to return home from a fishing trip behind Tr Samuli, Sungai Tau on Saturday (Jan 27). The victim, identified as Cherurai Mukan, 74, reportedly left through the back door of her longhouse with fishing equipment around 2.15pm. Concerns arose when longhouse folks realised that […]
Bomba foil woman’s suicide attempt in Bintulu
BINTULU: Firemen managed to persuade a woman in her 20s from attempting suicide at Bintulu Sentral, Jalan Kidurong today. Passersby who spotted a woman standing at the edge of a roof of a two-storey hotel building in a suspicious manner around 10.07am, reported it to the Bintulu fire station A team was deployed to the […]
11 left homeless in evening blaze
BETONG: A family of 11 were left with nothing but the clothes on their backs after their wooden house in Kampung Hulu Serembang, Spaoh here, was razed to the ground yesterday (Jan 20). No injuries or casualties were reported in the 5.53pm incident as the family managed to evacuate to safety. A spokesman for the […]
Cowshed goes up in fire, no cow casualties
DARO: An afternoon blaze has engulfed a makeshift cowshed in Kampung Badong here yesterday (Jan 18). Fortunately, no casualties were reported among the animals in the 3.47 pm incident. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that firemen from Daro station were dispatched to the scene after receiving a distress call. Upon […]
Coal-laden lorry engulfed in flames
SELANGAU: A lorry laden with coal was engulfed in flames along Jalan Selangau-Mukah today (Jan 18). Fortunately, the driver managed to evacuate to safety without sustaining any injuries in the 12.25 pm incident. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Selangau station were dispatched to the scene after receiving a […]
Pick-up and lorry crash injures two
SRI AMAN: A collision between a pick-up truck and a lorry along Jalan Sri Aman-Serian today (Jan 18), resulted in injuries to both the driver and passenger of the pick-up truck. The accident occurring around 12.10pm in front of Puspakom Sri Aman, prompted the dispatch of firefighters from Sri Aman station after they received a […]
Man injured in Lanang road accident
SIBU: An accident involving a four-wheel-drive vehicle along Lanang Road today (Jan 13) resulted in one individual sustaining injury. According to reports by the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), the 1.11am incident led to the immediate deployment of a response team from Sibu fire station. Upon arrival, firefighters found a black Toyota Hilux four-wheel-drive […]
Residents told to be cautious in flood-prone areas amidst persistent rainfall
SIBU: As the rainy season persists, residents residing in low-lying areas prone to flooding are urged to exercise caution and preparedness. Fire and Rescue Department Zone 4 chief Andy Alie highlighted the importance of being proactive, stressed the need for residents to be ready to relocate to designated evacuation centres when advised by the authorities. […]
Parked car partially destroyed in fire
KUCHING: A Perodua Kelisa parked at Taman Flora Indah here, faced extensive damage as it succumbed to a blaze this afternoon (Jan 11). The incident, which occurred at 2.26pm, resulted in the front part of the vehicle being destroyed. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) […]
Top floor of house razed in morning fire
MIRI: The second floor of a two-storey house at Jalan Piasau Utara 6, Taman Piasau, was badly damaged in a morning fire today (Jan 11). Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported as a tenant managed to evacuate to safety. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that firemen from Miri and […]
